Submitted by Lynden PRCA Rodeo
The Lynden PRCA Rodeo, presented by the Northwest Washington Fair, recently donated $35,000 to the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center in Bellingham for breast cancer patient care and research.
The money, the largest donation ever made by an event to the local Cancer Center, was raised through the rodeo’s Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign. Contestants, volunteers and spectators in the Lynden PRCA Rodeo, conducted Aug. 12-13 during the Northwest Washington Fair, wore pink shirts during competition to raise awareness of breast cancer while local rodeo volunteers conducted fundraisers for the Cancer Center.
“It’s amazing what the small community of Lynden can accomplish when they team up for a great cause,” said Carol Brumet, outreach coordinator for the Cancer Center. “The rodeo event is tremendously embraced by the participants – the cowboys wearing their pink shirts along with most of the crowd in the stands make for a pretty spectacular scene the night of the rodeo.”
The Cancer Center uses 100 percent of donations for patient support services and research.
“We are very thankful to our committee members and generous donors who made this year’s campaign so successful,” said Karen Timmer, co-chair of the Tough Enough to Wear Pink volunteer committee.
Since its inception in 2004, Tough Enough to Wear Pink has empowered rodeos and western events in North America to focus attention on the need for a cure. The campaign raised more than $17 million last year for breast cancer research and patient care. For more information, visit www.toughenoughtowearpink.com.
