Women rally in afternoon games for the Hill Country Children's Advocacy Center

By Emily Hilley-Sierzchula

The 4th annual Designer Purse Bingo benefit for the Hill Country Children's Advocacy Center (HCCAC) broke previous numbers in both attendance and fundraising this past Saturday afternoon, Feb. 6.

"We're smashing through the previous records," said an excited Katherine McAnally, assistant Burnet County attorney and president of the HCCAC Board of Directors, at the event.

Both attendance and fundraising figures almost doubled over last year's totals, with more than 750 women raising “darn close to $60,000” gross, McAnally said, adding final fundraising figures are not available yet.

"The biggest attendance we had in the past was 400 people, but this year we have a bigger location," said Colleen Davis, county attorney and member of the HCCAC Advisory Board. Designer Purse Bingo was moved from Lakeside Pavilion to the Horseshoe Bay Resort ballroom to accompany the anticipated sellout crowd.

It was no great feat to attract attendance.

"It's such a great cause," Davis said. "It's for the kids. Anything helping kids like this is going to be a success."

For more, see The Highlander, Tuesday, Feb. 9.