Kick Up Your Boots for a Cause!

At Sound Life Connections and The WAVE Gelato Café, our mission is simple but powerful: to create opportunities for young adults with cognitive and developmental disabilities to gain meaningful job training, build confidence, and find pathways to inclusive employment.

Buying tickets or becoming a Boots & Boats BBQ sponsor directly supports this mission. When you come to our Boots & Boats BBQ Fundraiser, you’re not just attending a great community event — you’re joining us in celebrating our employees and all they have accomplished so far. Their excitement about having their very first job is infectious, and we know you’ll feel the joy the moment you walk in the door.

Your support helps us:

Expand our vocational training program so more young adults can participate.
Provide job coaching and mentorship to build long-term success.
Create an inclusive, welcoming space where everyone has the chance to thrive.

Every dollar raised makes a direct impact — helping us keep The WAVE running strong and ensuring that young adults with disabilities have access to meaningful opportunities close to home.

By buying tickets, becoming a sponsor, or making a gift, you’re helping to change lives, strengthen our community, and make waves of inclusion that ripple far beyond Guilford.

Come celebrate with us — and be part of a future where everyone belongs.

Break out your Plaid, Denim, Cowboy Hats and Boots—Boots & Boats BBQ is the perfect time to show off your Western style! We’re encouraging everyone to come dressed in their most Westerned inspired outfits, and to make it even more fun. Get ready to celebrate while kicking up your heels while supporting a great cause!

Boots, Boats & BBQ Fundraiser

An Evening on the Sound supporting The WAVE Gelato Cafe and Sound Life Connections