March 2020
WEATHER
5
69/48 Today
69/46
67/51
Friday
Saturday
Brought to you by
LEGEND PLUMBING & ROOTER
THURSDAY
LIC# ML16126
830.303.3335
The Voice of Seguin Today
Volume 55, Number 045 830-379-2234
Red carpet to be rolled out tonight for annual Guadalupe County By Cindy Aguirre-Herrera
Bras For A Cause
take home one of 10 designer purse bundles during tonight's beads raffle.
(Seguin) -- The glitz and glamour of Hollywood comes to Seguin tonight as the red carpet is rolled out for tonight's 6th Annual Guadalupe County Bras For A Cause fundraiser. The night of food and fun features a showcase of local first responders who model and dance their way down the runway all while sporting ornately decorated bras. The elaborated decorated undergarments are designed, created and sponsored by local businesses and individuals hoping to draw in the largest bid from the audience and all for a good cause.
"This is actually the first year that we are really pushing the designer purses. Last year was just different packages that we had for raffle but this year, we've gotten 10 designer bags but with those come other things like there's a voucher for box seats for a Rangers game. There's some different spa packages and stuff and some of the packages are like $1,000 and we have 10 of them so it's pretty good. So, I'm hoping to sell a lot of beads," said Martin. The good cause behind the event, according to Martin, is the opportunity to support local cancer patients. She says for the last several years, this annual event has helped provide those uninsured or under-insured patients with access to cancer treatments at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center. She says last year alone raised $92,000 for the local Cancer Assistance Fund.
Committee member Kay Martin says this year's group of organizers is especially excited about tonight's fundraiser at the Seguin Coliseum. She says the event will include more pizzazz than ever before. "It's a really elegant night. Every year, we have a different theme. Last year, was the Roaring Twenties. This year is Hollywood Glamour. We are actually going to have a red carpet that you walk in on and we are hoping that everyone will dress either as their favorite Hollywood character or movie character or just glamorous/evening attire. All of our bras that we have for auction this year actually are a movie theme. All of our fireman and first responders that are dancing are going to be movie themed also and they are going to play a little excerpt from the movie that they are going to be reenacting. So, it's different this year. It's really going to be more of a show," said Martin. In addition to bidding on each of the creatively designed bras, Martin says guests tonight will also have a chance to
"All the money raised stays in Guadalupe County and helps with the cancer assistance fund at the hospital and we've already been able to do several endowments because of this. This is our sixth year and we are pretty proud of it and it's a small group of ladies. There's only 12 on our committee and I don't know how we do it but we do. We pull it off every year," said Martin.
Seguin Firefighter Shannon Billings struts his stuff at the annual Guadalupe County Bras For A Cause event. Billings has been among the first responders who volunteer and who participate in the annual fundraiser. The fundraiser is again scheduled tonight at the Seguin Coliseum. Photo by Melanie Krause of Just Smile Photography.
Although bras might appear representative of breast cancer, Martin says each undergarment is specially designed with a clear purpose or message in the fight against cancer. See BRAS FOR A CAUSE, page 2