'Boobie-Q' for Breast Cancer Awareness is Saturday at Clarke's Grill

Stuff your face for a good cause Saturday at the annual Boobie-Q at Clarke's Grill and Sports Emporium from 1 to 6 p.m. in Manassas Park.

The Boobie-Q is actually a barbecue fundraiser held each year to raise funds for a group of walkers wishing to participate in the annual Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk in Washington, DC.

Several media outlets reported Tuesday that the Susan G. Komen Foundation,  would not host a walk in the District and in six other cities in 2014 because of economic reasons.

It takes more than a $1,000 per walker to participate in the race. Funds raised at the Boobie-Q will allow Shirl's Girls, a Manassas Park-based team of volunteers that walk each year in the race, to participate, Bobbi Beers, team captain and the founder of Shirl's Girls, said. The team is named in honor of Beers' mother Shirley Beers, a three-time cancer survivor.

Read the inspirational story of Shirley Beers and the Shirl's Girls.

This year, Shirl's Girls is comprised of nine people, eight walkers and one crew member. 

The other team members are:

Tracy Holland
Robyn Fennell
Nicki Bland
Kenny Bland
Anne Binsted
Christina Togni
Julie Morris

Toni Israel, who walked the Komen three day before, is on the crew this year, Beers said.

Kenny Bland, husband of veteran Shirl's Girl Nicki Bland is doing the race for the first time this year, Beers added.

To attend Saturday's Boobie-Q, adults must bring a $25 donation while children under 12 are admitted for free. Clarke's will provide the sides to the roasted pig entree. Nathan's Dairy Bar will be there selling ice cream.

There will also be music, raffle items and a guest speaker.

Read more about Shirl's Girls:

Shirl's Girls:We Each Have Our Own Reasons