{"id":101207,"date":"2025-12-26T10:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/101207\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T10:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T10:08:09","slug":"lego-portraits-of-spurs-victor-wembanyama-will-be-raffled-to-raise-money-for-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/101207\/","title":{"rendered":"Lego portraits of Spurs\u2019 Victor Wembanyama will be raffled to raise money for veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Veteran Nicholas Navarro is leading the charge in fundraising for Hero Hut<\/a>, a veteran\u2019s organization, with unique portraits built piece by piece.<\/p>\n

Hero Hut puts on a free tailgate at the Valero Alamo Bowl each year. The tailgate is free and encourages veterans to attend, have fun with their families and other veterans and then get resources that tend to be stigmatized.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the sort of event where you bring the fun to the forefront and the resource element as a background character, it\u2019s never been done,\u201d Victor Salazar of the Alamo Veterans Network Program said.<\/p>\n

Ahead of this year\u2019s fundraiser, Navarro developed a hobby making portraits of celebrities out of Legos.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach portrait is 11,520 Legos and that is about 60 hours of work for each portrait,\u201d Navarro said.<\/p>\n

Navarro has struggled with PTSD since his retirement from the military and uses his ability to create portraits out of Legos as a way to ease his trauma. He also understands the importance of having access to the mental health support and resources provided to veterans at events like Hero Hut\u2019s tailgate.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not just going to the tailgate, you\u2019re getting those resources in a different environment,\u201d Adrian Ramirez with Hero Hut San Antonio said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been trying to push this out there to help raise money for veterans,\u201d Navarro said. \u201cI want to make a difference and make an impact in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

People can purchase raffle tickets for five dollars each<\/a> to get a chance at winning a Lego portrait of San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama. Navarro made the portrait himself and the proceeds from this raffle will go towards Hero Hut. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just hoping that maybe it\u2019ll raise a lot, but my goal is to make a difference,\u201d Navarro said.<\/p>\n

The Valero Alamo Bowl is Tuesday, Dec. 30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The Hero Hut tailgate is free to the public, begins at 11 a.m. and will continue until the game\u2019s halftime.<\/p>\n

There will be food, drinks, free haircuts and beard trims and several sponsors will be there in addition to the resources like TVC for veterans<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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