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2 - Coastal Bend Traveler - Fall 2013
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ant to get dressed up and have some gruesome fun for a good cause? Then you’ll want to head out to Kingsville on Nov. 1 for the Zombie Walk for Charity. The event is being held in Kingsville by Brush Country CASA and CASA of the Coastal Bend. CASA is an acronym for “Court-Appointed Special Advocates” - trained volunteers who stand up for abused and neglected children in court. Nicole Johnson, the Outreach Director for Brush Country CASA, said it was decided to do the walk in Kingsville because the one in Corpus Christi last year raised more than $16,000 with 1,400 walkers participating and two organizations benefiting. “It generates quite a buzz,” she said. “Everybody gets dressed up and has a great time.” Organizers are planning for about 500 people to participate in Kingsville’s first-ever Zombie Walk. The first 500 entrants will receive a “Survival Pack” goodie bag and a commemorative t-shirt. Early registration is $15 per person or $20 the day of the event. Anyone wishing
J KINGSVILLE, TEXAS By Lois Stephens to register the day of the event should arrive early. Participants also may register online at kingsvillezombiewalk2013.eventbrite.com. Zombies will start gathering at 3 p.m. with the walk beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at the pavilion at the corner of 6th and Yoakum streets. The zombie horde will stagger, crawl and ooze along the route, turning around at 409 E. Kleberg and returning to the pavilion. Event sponsor Big House Burgers is also hosting a “Big House Bash” to celebrate their 10th anniversary; with Grammy nominees SIGGNO and Pat Green scheduled to perform. All of the net profit for the Big House Bash will be presented to Brush Country CASA. Zombie Walk participants with a bracelet may purchase tickets to the Big House Bash at the discounted price of $15 which also entitles them to a Big House barbecue sandwich with chips and a drink at no additional charge. The first 500 participants also will receive a coupon for a free order of onion rings at either Big House Burgers location (Kingsville or Alice.) The “Big House Bash” is being touted as the “official after party” for the Walk and will be held at J. K. Northway Coliseum, located
at Escondido Road & Highway 77 from 6:30 p.m. to midnight. Although the doors open at 6:30 p.m., performers are not scheduled to begin until later that evening, so Walk participants will have time to get to the second venue before the show starts. Walk participants who purchase tickets to the bash also will be fed for free (while supplies last) and drink specials will be available. Tickets to the Bash are also available pre-sale for $20 at Big House Burgers in Alice and Kingsville and at Club Revolution in Corpus Christi or $25 at the door for those who would like to attend. Sponsorships are still being sought for the Walk event, and are fully tax-deductible. Anyone interested in sponsorship should contact Johnson at casarecruiter.7233sbcglobal. net or 361-595-7233; or Diana at diana@interconnect.net or 361-884-2272. All proceeds will benefit Brush Country CASA, which services children in Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy and Kleberg counties; and CASA of the Coastal Bend, which serves children in Nueces, San Patricio and Aransas counties. More information about the events and activities of Brush Country CASA can be found on Facebook and at www. brushcountrycasa.org.
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