 Tx Tms: A big welcome to Ms. Dolores Martinez from the Brown Plaza Associatio. Ms. Dolores, tell me, I've seen through the course of this year lots of fundraising from Brown Plaza. You guys have been hard at work. How's it been going?
Ms Martinez: It's been going okay. Just to let you know that the fundraisers that we've been doing is literally just for our Flambeau Parade, which is for our young ladies that we're taking to San Antonio, which are our queens. And not only our queens, but we have sister queens that we have invited, which is the Ms. Fourth of July Court and the Val Verde Pageant Court. And we've been working. We're still working at it. We have our last fundraiser coming up, which is at Buffalo Wings and Rims. And we also have we're going to be selling flowers at the Val Verde Pageant in order to complete everything that we're having to do. Tx Tms: Nice, and on the Cinco de Mayo activities, I see we're looking at three days of activities, fun for all of the family. Can you give us a little bit of details? Ms Martinez: Okay, on our Cinco de Mayo event, we already started with a middle school having an art contest. And we're going to be awarding the first prize, $125. And then the second and third will be getting artwork, art kits that they will be receiving also from the second and third prize. And then also we have a fantastic, because that is our theme, is a dress up contest or costume contest. And it's open to everybody, all ages. So you can come dressed as an Aztec and sign up at the office and you can be ready for the contest., and we also are going to give some first and second and third prizes. At that moment, we think we're going to give gift cards that they've been giving us to give away or a gift for the winners. And then also we have music, live music. We have a DJ coming in and we have live music from Assiso, Elvis Ayala, which is I believe they told me he was Ramona Ayala's nephew. And then we have Los Camaradas out of Boston and Lucero del Bravo from Los Nuevos Luceros del Bravo from here from Del Rio and also Los de Oro. We usually try to keep two of our local people to come and play besides out of towners. Then our Queen City Bells that will be performing. So we also have a ballet folklorico, my students, from Del Rio and then the guitarists from Del Rio. Also our sister city from Eagle Pass will be sending their folklorico dances. So there's a lot going on. Come out and enjoy the three day event, a lot of food booths, you know, and we'll be selling adult beverages there also at the plaza. So there's a little bit for everybody. Tx Tms: Oh yes, Ms. Dolores and great activities for the full family. We can't wait for the Cinco de Mayo activities. And for the people that don't know what Flambeau is, can you tell us what that Flambeau is? Ms Martinez: Okay, the Flambeau is a night parade that takes place in the main street of San Antonio. It's a night parade. It's an illuminated parade that is seen all over the nation and sometimes all over the world because it is a parade that is well known by everybody in the country. It's one of the biggest ones in the country. There's over 200 people coming out or cars, not cars, they're very strict in formation of the way. that we had to apply for our application to go through. But since we won last year, second place, they gave us a very good opportunity to be able to go back without hesitation. Tx Tms: Wow, so a very, very, very important parade, a very good way to promote Del Rio and everything that comes with it, let alone it is a televised event on San Antonio TV stations, so it will be seen throughout the San Antonio area going along to the border. So, Ms. Dolores, anything else that you would like to add to this? Ms Martinez: Okay, the parade will be, that one that we were talking about, the Flambeau parade will be on May the 3rd. So a lot of our vendors decided to say, hey, let me take my TV and they're going to be streaming at the plaza so they can be seeing the parade while it's going on here at the plaza. So you can be able to see us as we go by when KSAT 12 shows us on the parade just like last year. Tx Tms: Nice. Very, very good, Ms. Dolores. We believe you guys do a fantastic job at the Brown Plaza when it comes to Cinco de Mayo, 16, and now promoting Del Rio and the Queens at the Flambeau Parade in San Antonio. Thank you, Ms. Dolores. Tx Tms: I really appreciate it for letting us be with you and I greatly appreciate that. Help us out, come out and support us on whatever event we have for fundraising or just come out and enjoy the event on Cinco de Mayo. |
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