Saturday, January 14, 2012

Hill Country Live Wildfire Benefit Concert - featuring Sons of Bill & Dalla Wayne

On Monday January 30th Hill Country BBQ will be hosting a fundraiser to benefit Bastrop, Texas wildfire victims. This show will bring together amazing young bands, from Charlottesville, VA the Sons of Bill, from Saskatchewan, Canada The Deep Dark Woods, local favorites Ruthie and The Wranglers, and host Dallas Wayne from Sirius/XM and Heybale!, who lost his house in the Bastrop Wildfires this past September. Tickets are $20and the show starts at 7PM.

Funds raised from this star studded evening in Washington, D.C. will be administered by United Way Capital Area of Texas (UWCA) and the Bastrop City Council. Texas residents have witnessed the worst wildfire season in Texas history. A Bastrop County Long-Term Recovery Committee has formed to begin planning for meeting needs in the county. Natasha Rosofsky from UWCA is acting co-chair, and is an advisor to the Hill Country Live Wildfire Benefit, along with Debbie Bresette from the UWCA and Kay Garcia McAnally from The Bastrop City Council.

For those that cannot attend, checks can be sent directly to United Way Capital Area, 2000 E. MLK Jr. Blvd., Austin, TX 78702-1304 with a note that the donation is designated for the victims of the wildfire in Bastrop County.

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