Cowboys for Cancer Research is an all-volunteer group originally organized by the Sunshine Club of QWEST (formerly US West) Pioneers (retired telephone workers.) This volunteer group evolved into a diverse team of dedicated members representing our community. The three day event is staged just north of Las Cruces on the old highway to the Calhoun Arena at Harvey Farms. Funds raised by the Cowboy for Cancer Research Roping Event help seed new research studies and equipment that will benefit patients directly by providing promising new treatments.

In 1981, Alma Cohorn, wife of roper Kenneth Cohorn, died of cancer. To honor her memory, members of the Las Cruces community pulled together for the first team roping competition to raise money to fight the very disease that took the life of a good friend. Now, one of the largest roping events in New Mexico, the Cowboys for Cancer Research Team Roping event draws nearly 1,500 teams from New Mexico and West Texas for cash and donated prizes. While people come from a tri-state area to enjoy a dinner dance and two full days of roping and festivities, the bulk of the participants reside and work within El Paso County (El Paso, Texas), Dona Ana, Luna, Hidalgo, Grant, Sierra, Otero, Chavez, Eddy, Socorro and Bernalillo counties.

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