Mario Garcia of KKYR will emcee the October 7 event that will feature a Celebrity Lip Sync Contest, Live Dance Music by Boom Kinetic from Fayetteville, AR, a barbeque dinner, live and silent auctions and new Trip and Room Makeover Raffles. The fun event is sponsored and made possible in part by KKYR, Wholesale Electric Supply and the Yates Foundation along with many more generous supporters.
This year’s Lip Sync Celebrities include Jaimie Alexander with First United Methodist Church, Texarkana, AR, Kathy Lach with Christus St. Michael Healthcare, and Katie Stone of Texarkana Parent Magazine. Last year’s winners, Cathy VanHerpen and her “Ditzy Chicks Entourage” will return for a thrilling encore performance. To pre-vote for your favorite lip sync contestant visit https://hospiceoftexarkana.org/jeans-and-bling.
The raffle choices this year include a $2,500 Room Makeover compliments of Four States Furniture, or your choice of three trips. The trip raffle winner will choose from either a Grand Canyon Glamping package, a Punta Cana Dominican Republic trip or a Lake Tahoe getaway. All raffle tickets are $100.
$60 Event tickets, pre-voting for Celebrity Lip Sync Contestants, and $100 raffle tickets are all available at the hospiceoftexarkana.org website. Funds raised from the event will support the Hospice of Texarkana Inpatient Care Center, which is akin to an intensive care unit for hospice patients but also provides respite for their Caregivers. Donations for the Care Center are appreciated and can be given online, by mail or in person. Call Leigh or Cindy for more information on the event or sponsorship opportunities at 903-794-4263.
About Hospice of Texarkana / Hospice of Hope, Inc. - an independent, nonprofit hospice serving a 50-mile area in northeast Texas and southwest Arkansas. Hospice care is intensive comfort care that alleviates pain and suffering, enhancing the quality of life for patients with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones by addressing their medical, emotional, spiritual and grief needs. Hospice of Texarkana is proud to have provided a staggering $460,000 of uncompensated care to our community in 2022. For more information, call 903-794-4263 or visit www.hospiceoftexarkana.org.
