Friends of South Padre Walk for Women

02/09/2026

🌶️🏆 SPICE Chili & Gumbo Cook-Off – Winners Announced! 🏆🌶️

What an incredible day at the Walk for Women SPICE Chili & Gumbo Cook-Off! Between the amazing food, the community spirit, and the shared purpose of supporting women in the Lower Rio Grande Valley battling this event was truly something special.

A huge THANK YOU to every team who cooked, every judge who tasted, our sponsors, and everyone who showed up to support this cause. You made this event unforgettable 💗

And now… the moment we’ve all been waiting for!

RED
🥇 1st Place: Double Trouble
🥈 2nd Place: Driftwood Landing
🥉 3rd Place: Dad’s Chili

🔥 People’s Choice Award: Tom & Jerry’s

FREESTYLE
🥇 1st Place: Chili to the Max
🥈 2nd Place: Captain Murphy’s
🥉 3rd Place: Dad’s Chili

WHITE
🥇 1st Place: Tarpons
🥈 2nd Place: Day Drifters

GUMBO
🥇 1st Place: Tarpons
🥈 2nd Place: Spicy Chicks
🥉 3rd Place: Captain Murphy’s

BEANS
🥇 1st Place: Double Trouble
🥈 2nd Place: Spicy Chicks
🥉 3rd Place: Tarpons

👏 Congratulations to all of our winners—and to every team who brought the heat and heart!

Because of YOU, we are able to continue providing financial and diagnostic support for women when they need it most. This is what community looks like.

From the bottom of our hearts—thank you for walking with us, cooking with us, and standing with us. 💕 (Pics to come soon.)

02/07/2026

There were two items left at Louie’s at our chili cookoff. Call me to confirm and we’ll plan to return them. 956-495-9884

01/31/2026

🔥🍲 CALLING ALL COOKS! 🍲🔥

Think your chili brings the heat? Does your gumbo make people stop mid-sentence? Then it’s time to step into the pot.
Bragging rights. Trophies. Community love. And a whole lot of flavor for a great cause—supporting women in the fight against breast cancer right here in the RGV.

Gather your crew, fire up your burners, and show South Padre Island what you’ve got Saturdsy 2/7/26 at Louie's Backyard🌶️🦐

👉 Spots are limited—sign up now!
Let’s turn up the heat for a cause that matters. 💗

SIGN UP HERE

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12/22/2025

Thank you to for your continued support! Your generosity brings how, strength, and real help when it’s needed most.

12/21/2025

Thank you to the for your generous donation! Your support helps us continue our mission to help women battling in the

12/19/2025

SPICE Feb, 7, 2026!! .

12/16/2025

So grateful to for her generous donation to Walk for Women SPI, made from her October home sales. 💗 Her support helps us provide vital financial and diagnostic assistance to women battling breast cancer in the Thank you for turning your success into hope—we truly appreciate you.

10/20/2025

Pics from the Walk. Thanks to all who
Participated!

Shared with Dropbox

10/15/2025

Thank you to for your AWESOME 👏 donations!!!!!

10/05/2025

We’re excited to have Danica Rae Bird kicking off our Survivor Benefit Walk on Sunday, October 12 at the Convention Center! 🌸💪

Her positivity and energetic spirit are contagious — the perfect way to start this year’s walk as we come together to celebrate survivors, fighters, and those we walk in memory of. 💖

Let’s make this year’s walk one to remember!

10/02/2025

💖 A huge thank you to Lynne Braecklein Tate & Gary Tate for keeping our walkers refreshed and hydrated this year by sponsoring the water (and then some)! Your generosity helps make Walk for Women possible, and we are so grateful for your support.

10/02/2025

Lisa Graves sat down with KVEO Valley Central to share all the exciting details about our upcoming Casino Night Fundraiser at Louie's Backyard on October 10th! It’s going to be an unforgettable evening of games, prizes, and community spirit — all benefiting women in the battling breast cancer. 💕♠️🎲

Don’t miss it!

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Lisa Graves discusses the upcoming Casino Night and Walk for Women event, taking place on Oct. 10 and 12