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If you live or work in Brazoria County, get out the largest red pen and mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 3, 2015 because you are invited to attend the world’s largest shrimp cocktail in Austin, Texas at Brazoria County Day. Events are also scheduled Monday, March 2 as well as Tuesday, March 3. Not only will you get the chance to chow down on some succulent Brazoria County shrimp, but you will have an opportunity to network with important businesses and political entities in the county. Consider this your invitation to join the rest of Brazoria County and help bring the rich heritage and tradition of Stephen F. Austin’s Original 300 as well as the county’s current concerns to the state capital.
Since
1973, Brazoria County residents, business leaders and government
officials have taken a unified voice and our famous Brazoria County
Hospitality to Austin to all Texas legislators while they are in session every other year (odd years).
Because of this, Brazoria County Day has become an Austin tradition.
Theme days put on by most other counties have come and gone…but each
passing Brazoria County Day outshines the last.
When Brazoria County Day began, Freeport ranked high in the tonnage of
shrimp caught and to draw attention to this aspect of Brazoria County, a
get together in Austin, featuring the world’s largest Shrimp Cocktail,
was born. Brazoria County Day also allows residents of the county a
chance to mingle with the legislators and to bring them their concerns.
Brazoria
County Day is one of the most attended events of the Legislative
Session. Established 42 years ago by a handful of Brazosport Chamber of
Commerce Board Members to show support for our state representatives
and senators, they spotlighted Brazoria County and its important
location on the Texas Gulf Coast. Those goals remain the same – keep
Brazoria County in the spotlight and on the minds of our state leaders.
Brazoria
County Day began with fewer than a dozen people on the committee and
about a dozen helpers. But it didn’t take long for word to spread that
this event was worth the work - and a whole lot of fun! Crowds of
people attending have gotten bigger and our impact on the legislature
grows with every new face in Austin. We network with people from the
whole state and celebrate with them the things that make Brazoria County
unique and important to Texas.
If
you have a Brazoria County Driver’s License, if you’ve walked along our
21 miles of magnificent beaches, or driven on the Nolan Ryan
Expressway, worked in one of our industries or played at any of our
numerous festivals - we want you. Come to Austin because it’s important
to support our elected officials in Austin and let them know the
challenges we currently face in Brazoria County. We can also say “thank
you” for the hard work they do that benefits our county. Brazoria
County Day is one of those rare times in life when hard work and great
fun happen together – come be a part of that celebration.
Please note that there will be a new Brazoria County Day Host hotel this year. It will be:
Hilton Austin
500 E. Fourth Street
Austin, Texas 78701
There
will be a special rate of $209 for single or double occupancy for
Brazoria County Day. Brazoria County Day is Tuesday, March 3, 2015 with
events on Monday and Tuesday. The hotel block is Sunday, March 1 with check out on Wednesday, March 4th. Guests can make reservations online at the link below, via 1-800-HILTONS, or contacting the hotel directly at 512-482-8000.
Special Rate Code: BRZ
Reservation link: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/BrazoriaCountyDay2015
Brazoria
County Day 2015 is currently seeking funding for the event. To see how
you can help or check for a complete list of events scheduled in Austin
for Brazoria County Day, please access www.brazoriacountyday.org
or “Like” us on Facebook. If you have a group who would like a
presentation about the event, please contact Debbie Pennington at
979-848-0560, debbiep@edabc.com .