911 Gives Hope is proud to present Guns & Hoses, sponsored by Henderson Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Budweiser, for the eighth year. This year’s event promises to be the best we’ve ever presented.
What: Guns & Hoses VIII
Where: Ford Center, Evansville, IN
When: Saturday, April 11, 2015 – Doors open: 6:00 – Event start: 7:00
Who: Local Police and Firefighters. 15 Fighters take part in three – one minute long rounds, boxing a member of the opposing team. Whichever side (Guns or Hoses) has collected more overall victories at the end of the night is declared the winner.
Why: The mission of 911 Gives Hope is to improve the lives of children and people with disabilities in our community. We have raised over $700,000 in our seven years and hope to grow on our number this year.
911 Gives Hope is expecting between 7,000 and 8,000 people at this year’s event. Tickets are on sale and will be available the night of the fights. Tickets are priced as follows: Floor: $30 – Reserved Lower Bowl – $25 / $20 – General Admission – $15 – Kids (2-12) General Admission – $5. Kids not year two years old attend for free. As a warning, this event does get loud. We recommend hearing protection for small children.
As always, we would like to thank our fighters and their families for the time they put in. No fighter or organizer is paid. We also are thankful for and rely on the partnerships with our numerous sponsors. ALL proceeds go back to our receiving charities. Any charitable organization is eligible to apply for a grant from 911 Gives Hope. After the fights, the Board of Directors evaluates donation request and disperse accordingly based on our core mission.
Fight Referee is Kurt Spivey. Ring announcer is Jon Prell (99.5 WKDQ). Official Time Keeper is Jen Childers-Doran.
Guns Fighters: Hoses Fighters:
Chris Roe Wille “Tha Crusha†Currie
Ryan “The Ham Cannon†Conway Chad “Demolition Man†Emsweller
Brian Talsma Chief Mike Connelly
Brandon “Bam Bam†Rolley Adam Brock
Hiram Hackner Russ Word
Daniel Hopper Jon Haire
Sam Smith Rob “Butterbean†Ralph
Blake Hollins Mike Fry
Matt Elrod Nick Bernal
Anthony “The Hulk†Aussieker Eric Wagoner
Shelly Wallace Kayla “The Punisher†Stone
Phillip Smith Robbie Hathaway
Antony Worland Tanner Simon
Ryan Lux Scott Conner
Ben Lewis Mike Doran
