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Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association’s 9th Annual Monster Bash
By: Carina C. Garza, HCYLA President-Elect

Is your local affiliate looking for a fun way to engage current members, recruit new ones, and give back to your community?  Throw a Halloween costume party benefiting your favorite charity!

This year marks the 9th Anniversary of Hidalgo County Young Lawyers Association’s Monster Bash social. Monster Bash is open to the public and features a Halloween costume contest, live music, and food and beverages for the night. The proceeds of our Monster Bash benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® and go towards sponsoring a local child’s wish.  It typically takes $5,000 to grant one wish, and past sponsored wishes include fantastic trips to Disney World.

Each year, we strive to make Monster Bash bigger and better than the last, and this year is no different! Our Monster Bash will be held on Friday, October 25th at Ace’s North Bar & Grill in McAllen, Texas. If you are in the area, stop by and let loose with us for a great cause!

To ensure a high turnout and capitalize on attendees from the general public, we recommend hosting Monster Bash on the Friday night before Halloween.  This minimizes any conflicts with any other local Halloween parties.  We also recommend selecting a venue in an entertainment district or other high-traffic area. If you have any questions or would like more information regarding this project, please contact Nereida Lopez or Carina C. Garza.

We would like to thank our sponsors (past and present), past board members, and our current board members for making Monster Bash an annual success and for all of their hard work in making this year’s event possible: Nereida Lopez (President), Carina C. Garza (President-Elect), Renee Rodriguez (Past President), Benjamin Guerra (Secretary), JoAnne Garcia (Treasurer), Joel Garcia, Hector Bustos, Ana Villegas, Lauren Sepulveda, Veronica Sepulveda, Charles ‘Charlie’ Downing, Greg Kerr, Juan Pequeno, Weldon ‘Beau’ Nixon Jr., Benfrancis ‘Ben’ Abila, Jason Jarvis, and Francisco ‘Frank’ Guerrero II.