Budweiser Guns 'N Hoses features three-round boxing matches between local police officers and firefighters to raise money for The BackStoppers, Inc., an organization that provides immediate financial aid and long-term financial and other support to the families of emergency responders who lose their lives in the line of duty.
This annual fundraiser is held in the Scottrade Center in downtown St. Louis on Thanksgiving Eve, which this year will be Nov. 21. Tickets are $20 and $30 each. The event starts at 7 p.m.
Keith Skaggs, of the Affton Fire Protection District, will be competing in the event.
Organizers state Grey Eagle Distributors and Budweiser have been title sponsors of Guns ‘N Hoses since the event began in 1987. The first event only raised a few thousand dollars from that low-key start.
But Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses has grown into one of the premier fundraisers in the St. Louis area, drawing near-capacity crowds while raising more than $3.2 million for The BackStoppers.
For tickets, call (636) 938-5505.
2012 FIREFIGHTERS RED TEAM 2012 POLICE BLUE TEAM Mark Barnhart, Pattonville Fire Protection DistrictRyan Dunn, Clayton Police Department Chris Granda, Rock Community Fire Protection District Ryan Counterman, Hazelwood Police Department Kelly Kennon, Union Fire Protection District Julie Reynolds, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Steve Lodes, St. Louis Fire Department Ben Granda, St. Louis County Police Department Jimmy D'Angelo, Eureka Fire Protection District Chris Childers, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Caressa Williams, St. Louis Fire Department Lisa Reynolds, St. Louis County Police Department Dan Oldenwald, Fenton Fire Protection District Daniel Book, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Joe Sanchez, Rock Community Fire Protection District Matt O'Neill, St. Louis County Police Department Jeanetra Thompson, St. Louis Fire Department Rachel Capps, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Thomas Duncan, Crestwood Fire Protection District Scott Stickman, St. Louis County Police Department Justin Wilkinson, Rosewood Heights (IL) Fire Department George Henry, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Sydney Jordan, St. Louis Fire Department Mike Sweet, Ballwin Police Department Chris Buchmeier, Frontenac Fire Department Joe Fitzpatrick, Department of Corrections (IL) Anthony Crawford, St. Louis Fire Department Mel Straub, Fairmont City (IL) Police Department Salvo Parrenti, Webster Groves Fire Protection District Kevin Sanders, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Keith Skaggs, Affton Fire Protection District Tom Wilkinson, St. Charles Police Department Paul Vessels, Creve Coeur Fire Protection District Larry Wentzel, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Steve Kirdy, Monarch Fire Protection District Bryan Goodfield, Federal Bureau of Prisons (IL) Joe Stocker, Eureka Fire Protection District Anthony Davis, Manchester Police Department Ryan Ahlmeyer, Cahokia (IL) Fire Protection District Joe Judge, Overland Police Department Steve Womack, St. Louis Fire Department Nathaniel Jordan, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
