15th Christmas Outreach benefit, Saturday
By Glynis Crawford Smith
The Highlander
The 15th annual Granite Shoals Christmas Outreach Barbecue Benefit will be sponsored jointly by the Granite Shoals Police Officers Association (POA) and Granite Shoals Fire Department Auxiliary on Saturday, Oct. 22.
Barbecue will be served 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Ryder's Grill & Dance Hall building, 7911 West Ranch to Market Road 1431.
Police Chief Gary Boshears, Officer John Ortis, Assistant Fire Chief Tim Campbell and others will be cooking 20 briskets and 12 cases of sausage to go with all the trimmings and one brisket will be give over as a drawing prize.
Anyone bringing a new, unwrapped toy for Christmas Outreach will receive a free desert.
A bake sale will be going on. Any additions to that selection will be welcomed at the Ryder's building after 9 a.m., said Anita Hisey.
This year, Danny Philpott and his band will perform live music.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Orders can be packed for take out on request. Tickets are being sold by members of the POA, the auxiliary and Granite Shoals. Christmas Outreach. Volunteers.
Granite Shoals Christmas Outreach provides new toys, books and gifts to children from newborn-age 15 from Granite Shoals and the Highland Lakes area beyond.
"We helped 97 families with a sum of 242 children ages 0-15 last year," said Anita Hisey, one Outreach volunteer. "We are accepting applications at the same three locations this year: Highland Lakes Elementary School, The Helping Center, 1315 Broadway Street, in Marble Falls, and the Texas Department of Health Resource Center, 1406 Resource Parkway, in Marble Falls, from now until Dec. 12."
