Equest to Host Virtual Boots & Salutes Week

DALLAS - June 25, 2020 - PRLog -- Ten-hut! Equest's annual backyard, picnic-style fundraiser, Boots & Salutes, will instead be a week-long virtual affair, July 12-18. The 4^th Annual Boots & Salutes Week, hosted by Chairs Harley Cozewith and Blane Balch, will feature an online auction, stellar raffle items, a virtual Wall of Honor, video messages from the Equest team and clients, and exciting digital cameo appearances by local personalities. Activities will end on Saturday, July 18 at 6PM with a video event announcing winners on Facebook at @Equest1981.
Boots & Salutes supports Equest's Hooves for Heroes program which promotes the well-being and mental health of military members, veterans, and their immediate families through equestrian therapies and counseling at no charge. Boots & Salutes Week is free to participate at equest.org/boots.

Launching on Sunday, July 12^th at 5PM, the online auction will feature not-to-miss items like two tickets to The Ellen Show with hotel, a vintage WWII "Forget-Me-Not" bracelet, an Italian wine basket, and doggy daycare at Pet Resort. Raffle tickets, available for $25 each or five for $100, include stellar activities like a $2,500 shopping experience to Eiseman Jewels, six private dancing lessons at Arthur Murray for a couple or individual, a four-night stay in Angel Fire, New Mexico, and more!

Boots & Salutes Week continues to pay tribute to the men and women who have served our country with the virtual Wall of Honor. Providing a variety of recognition options, from a Roll Call listing ($50 donation) to a full-sized tribute with a photo and message ($1,200 donation), the Wall of Honor will commemorate our veterans and fallen military members.

Throughout the week, guests can visit Equest's Facebook page to hear from veteran clients and the Equest staff, as well as cameo video appearances from local personalities, including: Carry the Load Founder Clint Bruce, Para Equestrian and TikTok Sensation Alyssa Cleland, Designer and Lifestyle Expert Kathy Fielder, Philanthropist Cornelia Guest, Skincare CEO and Real Housewives of Dallas Cast Member D'Andra Simmons Lock, The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show Co-Host Kellie Rasberry, and WFAA Good Morning Texas Co-Host Alanna Sarabia, among others.