Bootblack Round Up Registration is live and confrence center info live!!
Bootblack Round Up Registration is live and confrence center info live!!
We are an exclusively volunteer-run event to promote Bootblacking and support Bootblacks. The people on the front lines are:
Boy John - Co-Producer/Owner
Bumper Bootblack - Co-Producer/Owner
Henry James - Co-Producer/Owner
boy ox - Co-Producer/Owner
We Want to Thank Girl Becky and Daddy Sparkie for all Their help Producing and Founding this ev
We are an exclusively volunteer-run event to promote Bootblacking and support Bootblacks. The people on the front lines are:
Boy John - Co-Producer/Owner
Bumper Bootblack - Co-Producer/Owner
Henry James - Co-Producer/Owner
boy ox - Co-Producer/Owner
We Want to Thank Girl Becky and Daddy Sparkie for all Their help Producing and Founding this event. They have been very helpful in making this event what it is.
2015 Sparkie, the 2015 Illinois Community Bootblack, wanted to do a unique fundraising event to end his title year and decided to fill the void for Bootblack-focused events. So, he contacted his friend, Blackjack, who runs the Get Your Black On Charity, and asked his soon-to-be wife, Girl Becky, to help with this endeavor. In 2016, Midwes
2015 Sparkie, the 2015 Illinois Community Bootblack, wanted to do a unique fundraising event to end his title year and decided to fill the void for Bootblack-focused events. So, he contacted his friend, Blackjack, who runs the Get Your Black On Charity, and asked his soon-to-be wife, Girl Becky, to help with this endeavor. In 2016, Midwest Bootblack Round-Up, with support from CLAW Nation, raised $1,600 for three charities and a former IMsBB in need of assistance. Unfortunately, for personal reasons, Blackjack chose to step down from his role as Producer before our next event.
Given the weekend's success and the number of attendees from outside the Midwest, we dropped the first word of our name and are excited to "round up" Bootblacks from anywhere and everywhere.
The 2nd Annual Bootblack Round-up was held at J.J.'s Clubhouse and Bar in St Louis, Missouri. With the community's help, we raised $2,000 for our three beneficiaries: Pets Are Wonderful Support, Get Your Black On, and Mr Friendly.
The 3rd Annual Bootblack Round Up Raised 1,130.33 for four different charities: Leather Heart Foundation, CLAW, Leather Archives and Museum, and Broadway Youth Center.
The 4th Annual Bootblack Round Up Raised $550. While this wasn't our biggest year, it was the most intimate and educated weekend yet! The charities were the Leather Archives and Museum and CLAW Corp.
The 5th Annual Bootblack Round-Up Was supposed to be at the Leather Archives and Museum and Jackhammer, but because of Covid-19, we had to go Virtual and raised over $1k. Also, for the 6th Bootblack Round-Up, we were Virtual again, raising over $1K again for G.L.S.E.N.
The 7th Annual Bootblack Round Up (Oct 14-16, 2022) was in Baltimore, MD, and we raised over 5K for M.A.D.I.F., where we had over 50+ People and 30+ Virtual Attendees. We raised over 7k For M.A.D.I.F.
2023 was again in Baltimore, MD, on Oct 12-15, where we had three days of Bootblack Fun, including a pool and pizza party, the Carter/Johnson Leather Library, and much more.
2024 is shaping up to be another fantastic year. Be on the lookout for what is in store for this year.
As a Bootblack-focused event, Bootblack Round-Up increases the visibility of Bootblacks in the community, provides a gathering place for Bootblacks to exchange ideas, and supports the broader community through our fundraising efforts and support of each other.