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Thousands Raised in TETWP Campaign
PENDLETON —The national Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign that has swept the rodeo circuit is a resounding success in Pendleton once again it was announced today. The money -- $21,807.95 -- raised on Sept. 13 will benefit two local nonprofit organizations fighting breast cancer.
"We are proud of the way Pendleton rodeo fans responded to the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign," Round-Up President Butch Thurman said. "The sea of people wearing pink dramatizes the volunteer spirit of the Round-Up."
Round-Up Director Tim Hawkins was also pleased with quick success of the two-year-old event.
"It does my heart good to see how Round-Up fans have embraced this cause," Hawkins said. "The sponsors got the ball rolling and we couldn't have done it without them. Everyone concerned about the fight against breast cancer should thank them."
The Gold Buckle sponsors are the Oregon Beef Council and St. Anthony Hospital. The Bronze Buckle sponsors are Swire Coca-Cola, Regence Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Oregon, Graybeal Distributing, KWHT radio and Wildhorse Resort & Casino.
Hawkins and Thurman presented checks to St. Anthony Breast Cancer Special Needs Fund and the Cancer Community Renewal Project at a ceremony held today (Dec. 27) in the Let 'er Buck Room of the Pendleton Round-Up Grounds.
The Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon is held the second full week of September in Pendleton, Ore. The Round-Up began in 1910 and is recognized as one of the oldest and most prestigious rodeos in the world and won the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s 2003 Large Outdoor Rodeo Committee of the Year Award. The Happy Canyon Night Show is a colorful display of Indian pageantry and tradition and takes place every night of Round-Up. A week full of activities, including parades, concerts, PBR bull-riding competition, barbecues, dances, gambling and numerous other events begin Saturday, Sept. 7th and continue through Saturday, Sept. 13th. For more background information about the Pendleton Round-Up, Happy Canyon Night Show and its many ancillary events, visit www.pendletonroundup.com.
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