Winners For Life, 25th Anniversary

When
Saturday, April 10, 2027Doors open at four. The program begins at five.
Where
Port Arthur Civic Center3401 Cultural Center Drive, Port Arthur, Texas 77642
Dress
Black formalWith pink and silver
A silver crown set with crystals resting on blush pink silk

In 2002, Dr. Winifred Frelow said yes when a parish priest asked her to help the women he watched face breast cancer alone. In the spring of 2027, we will celebrate 25 years of what she started.

This is an evening for every woman who has carried this work, and for every woman it carried. Survivors, members, families, first-time guests and the friends who kept showing up are all welcome at the table.

There will be entertainment by Flava Band, a program honoring the women of Winners For Life and a room full of people who understand why this night matters.

The evening

  1. Four o'clockDoors open. Find your table and your people.
  2. Five o'clockThe program begins, with a live band and a celebration of 25 years.
Round luncheon tables set with blush pink linens, gold chargers and pink roses

Tables and tickets

Tickets are $50 a seat, and a table of eight is $400.

Purchase tickets

Twenty-five years, in brief

  1. 2002Father Larry Gutierrez of Sacred Heart Catholic Church asks Dr. Winifred Frelow to help. Winners For Life begins in her living room in Port Arthur.
  2. 2003The first seminar, a salad and sweets luncheon for about 25 women.
  3. 2013Dr. Frelow passes. From 2014 to 2018, Elvira Narcisse leads Winners For Life as a committee of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
  4. 2018Her daughter, Tracey Young, brings Winners For Life under Rilassati Women's Retreats.
  5. TodayA gathering of roughly 200 at the Port Arthur Civic Center, held nearly every spring and paused only for Hurricane Harvey and one other hard season.
  6. 2027The 25th Anniversary. You are invited.
Dr. Winifred Frelow speaking into a microphone, wearing a Winners For Life shirt

Read the full Winners For Life story

Getting there

The Port Arthur Civic Center sits at 3401 Cultural Center Drive. The venue lists free parking on site, with a covered walkway from the lot to the lobby.

Open in maps

Sponsor the anniversary

Businesses and families who put their names behind the 25th help carry 25 years of this work into the next 25.

Talk with us about sponsoring

Questions

Do I need to be a survivor or a member to come?

No. Tickets are open to everyone, and members receive advance notice. Winners For Life has always welcomed every woman who needs a hand, and the people who love her.

Can I help plan the evening?

Yes. A committee of volunteers makes the evening happen. Tell us what you would like to help with through the Connect form.

I am in treatment right now. Is this for me?

It is. If you have questions about what the evening will be like, write to us and we will talk it through with you.

Who do I ask about anything else?

Write to info@rilassatiwomensretreats.org or use the Connect form.

Hold your place at the 25th

Tell us you are coming and we will let you know the moment tickets open.

Hold my place