Traders Point Hunt Ball
                                             Meridian Hills Country Club
                                                   November 2010

The Traders Point Hunt Ball is an elegant annual formal winter celebration of the fox hunting club, Trader’s Point Hunt, www.traderspointhunt.com.  The ball has been held annually for 70 years.  Traditionally, gentlemen with “colors” (meaning they have participated in enough hunts to earn the right to wear the hunt colors on their riding coats) wear red tux jackets with “tails.”  Ladies in the hunt wear long ball gowns of black, silver, or white with sashes for the ladies with “colors.”  

The Board of Governors of the Hunt voted to change the private ball into both an “open” event and a charity event.  Ovar’coming Together was the decided upon charity.  Non-members wore black tie and traditional ball attire.  Pam Faerber, co-founder of Ovar’coming Together, is also a member of Trader’s Point Hunt.  In fact, it was while on a “cross-country” ride with several ladies from the hunt, that Pam’s undetected ovarian tumor became twisted.  This event led to the diagnosis of early-stage ovarian cancer.  So the Trader’s Point Hunt and Ovarian Cancer have a close association not only for Pam, but for her fellow Hunt members as well.

When approached about being the beneficiary of the ball, Ovar’coming Together’s Board thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to create awareness to a previously unreached demographic.  The Ball provided an opportunity for networking as well.  The medical community showed great support with both verbal and financial support from Dr. David Moore and Dr. Michael Callahan, and in person support from Dr. Greg Sutton and the full staff from IUPUI. 

In order to increase donations for Ovar’coming Together, the ball includes a Silent Auction (which earned about $9,000 last year), the Diamond Bar where patrons purchased a $25 souvenir glass of Champaign (one of which had a diamond in it), provision for cash donations and, of course, revenue over cost.   Some who could not attend sent cash donations.  The total cash profit raised was near $14,000—with little or no effort on the part of Ovar’coming Together.  This year we want to increase donations further by adding corporate sponsorships as well.  Those interested in a sponsorship can fill out a sponsorship form and return to Robert Gresham- contact information is on the form.  If you are interested in attending the Hunt Ball, please contact Cindy Lamerjack at 317-873-5934.  We will need the following information:  name, address, phone number, email, and number of people attending.  We will then be able to send a formal invitation with Hunt Ball information and RSVP forms. 

Gold Level: $2000
Table for eight at the Hunt Ball
Full page advertisement in the Hunt Ball Program and listing in other communications
$500 goes for a tax deductible donation to Ovar’Coming
$500 goes for the preservation of the historic Traders Point Hunt

Silver Level: $1000
Seating for four at the Hunt Ball
½ page advertisement in the Hunt Ball Program and listing in other communications
$250 goes for a tax deductible donation to Ovar’Coming
$250 goes for the preservation of the historic Traders Point Hunt

Bronze Level: $500
Seating for two at the Hunt Ball
¼ page advertisement in the Hunt Ball Program and listing in other communications
$125 goes for a tax deductible donation to Ovar’Coming
$125 goes for the preservation of the historic Traders Point Hunt

Support Level: $100
Listed in the program
$25 goes for a tax deductible donation to Ovar’Coming
$25 goes for the preservation of the historic Traders Point Hunt

Ovar’coming Together is an Indiana based organization with a 3-fold mission:Create awareness among women and the greater community regarding early warning signs that may be indicative of ovarian cancer, resulting in earlier detection, Provide resources for support, networking, and education for those women diagnosed with ovarian cancer and their caregivers in order to improve outcomes, Support the advancement of research for early detection and cure of ovarian cancer. To contact Ovar’coming Together: 317-925-6643, http://www.ovarian-cancer.org.

Foxhunting is the sport of mounted riders chasing wild quarry with a pack of hounds. The fox or coyote circles and runs through the countryside evading the hounds. Through the years North American foxhunting has evolved to be somewhat different from the British. The most obvious difference is that in North America the emphasis is on the chase rather than the kill.  In the US, a successful hunt ends when the fox is accounted for by “going to ground”. Once there, hounds are rewarded with praise from their huntsman. The fox gets away and is chased another day. Many hunts in the US and Canada, including Traders Point hunt, are drag hunts, where scent is laid prior to casting the hounds, and then hounds follow this scent as opposed to a live fox. The scenery is always beautiful, company is enjoyable and watching the hounds as they attempt to find the quarry usually allows for excellent sport and a wonderful day in wide open spaces and fresh air.