Organizers seek county support for Lucha Libre fundraiser to aid historic Boys & Girls Club building in Segundo Barrio
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Community organizers told commissioners they are hosting a Lucha Libre event with El Santo in September to raise funds for repairs at the 1929 Boys & Girls Club building in Segundo Barrio; the judge said the item would return to the agenda for a vote.
Monica Acedvedo, who identified herself as working with Cinta de Oro Promotions and the Boys & Girls Clubs of El Paso, urged the Commissioners Court on July 14 to support a fundraising effort to repair and maintain the only remaining brick-and-mortar Boys & Girls Club building in the city, a 1929 facility in the Segundo Barrio neighborhood.
Acedvedo said volunteers used monthly Lucha Libre nights to raise funds earlier in the season and that the group had recently repaired the building’s heater and air conditioning. She told the court the organizers secured a performance by El Santo (described in the presentation as a marquee Lucha Libre performer on an international farewell tour) and planned an outdoor festival at Ascot at the Park in September, with 100 percent of proceeds earmarked for the Boys & Girls Clubs of El Paso; she said general-admission tickets would be under $20.
Judge Samaniego acknowledged the presentation and said the item would return to the court’s agenda so the court could consider a formal vote. No immediate county appropriation or formal county action occurred at the July 14 meeting; commissioners thanked the presenters for the work and for centering fundraising on the historic community facility.
Acedvedo emphasized the event’s community focus and the organizers’ progress repairing the building’s basic systems. County staff did not provide a fiscal estimate or recommendation in the July 14 presentation; organizers said they would bring the event back on the agenda for formal consideration.
