Barnetts named Barons’ Ball host

The third Annual American Cancer Society - Fayette County’s Barons’ Ball will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Kiwanis Exhibition Hall in Fayetteville.  The Barons’ Ball is a major source of funding for the American Cancer Society.  The proceeds from this event will contribute to the local programs of the American Cancer Society that are made available to our community free of charge as well as funding research and development.

Reigning over this years’ Ball as Honorary Host and Hostess are Scott and Jennifer Barnett of Barnett Land Company.  Native to Fayette County, the Barnetts specialize in planning and developing communities of distinctive architecture and design. Most notable, the Barnetts have planned and developed Highgrove, a traditional sidewalk community of historical Southern architecture located on Redwine Road in Fayette County. Ground has just been broken on a second subdivision, Newhaven, which is also located on Redwine Road.  

Serving as Co-Chairpersons of this years’ event are previous Organizing Committee members Karen Jackson and Vicki DeJoy. Both ladies have worked actively on the first two balls. When asked why she was willing to take on the huge project of Co-Chairing this years’ event DeJoy remarked, “John Wayne once said ‘Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.’ His words truly reflect the way I feel about co-chairing the Barons’ Ball this year.”

“After working on the decorating committee for two years, I've come to realize the dedication, the number of people, and the amount of work it takes to put on an event like the Barons' Ball,” DeJoy continued. “At the same time, it's been a privilege to have seen the results, realize the advances, and meet the survivors of this disease who's courage is evident every day. Let’s just say, ‘I'm scared to death,’ but if I can just muster a little of the courage these survivors possess, this event will once again be a success.”  

Jackson, whose mother died of breast cancer and whose sister died of uterine cancer says that her dedication to the Barons’ Ball "is all about using my personal grief to provide hope to the bald three year old with a special dog named Rosie or to the 52 year old woman I sat next to at my mammogram, or to the survivor who works 60 hours a week at the American Cancer Society sharing her positive light with all those around her. It's hope that one day, these three, and thousands like them will know a cure.” 

If you would like to join the Barnetts and the Organizing Committee in this year’s Barons’ Ball or receive a corporate sponsorship package,  please contact Sheri Waynick, Community Income Manager, American Cancer Society, Fayette County at 770-460-8920.