Mary Lou Whitney

[1hooper]

The estate is selling some articles to help build a backstretch hospital at Saratoga.  marylouwhitneycollection.com
Her generosity in the funding and building the ICU wing at Saratoga Hospital in 2015 was the factor that saved my Mom's life in August of 2017 during an emergency. dailygazette.com/article/2015/05/07/saratoga-hospital-unveils-state---art-icu
I'll be the underbidder on a couple of hats for the wife.

[gam]

I don't know, Hoop, I can picture one of those hats sitting atop the horse head on a sunny Travers Day in the future.

[1hooper]

I'll be bidding. Up to a point.
I'm thinking MadameBlum would rock one of the hats better than the horse head.

[madameblum]

This one, #91, looks pretty good.  I'm hoping they raise a "boatload" of money. I was just saying to Tom the other day that I was hoping her husband would continue to do the good things that she/they believed in so strongly especially this year under these conditions. 

[1hooper]

Got my eyes on lot #162 for the horse head.

[mysaladdays]

I'm glad about your Mom, 1hooper. That is a wonderful story.
I might bid to boost the price a bit, but as for owning any of these hats, I've just spent my entire discretionary income for the summer on 2 brand new Tilley hats. Which is pretty much all I ever wear.
This is a wonderful effort though and I hope it does well.