29th Annual Dinner and Dance

It is official, the Dinner & Dance is going to be a SELL OUT!

Only a limited number of tickets are left, please call or check out our FACEBOOK page for the auction of the final 2 tickets!

575-526-2887 or 575-526-6028

Please join us at the Dinner & Dance on October 7th and help us continue the Tradition!

It is Official, the Dinner & Dance is going to be a SELL OUT!

Only a limited number of tickets are left, please call or check out our FACEBOOK page for the auction of the final 2 tickets!

575-526-2887 or 575-526-6028

The 29th annual Cowboys for Cancer Research events will begin with a Dinner & Dance on October 7th at the Las Cruces Convention Center.  For ticket information please call 575-526-2887 or 575-642-5696.  The annual roping event will be held at the Sproul Arena on Saturday and Sunday, October 8th & 9th.  More details are available in a PDF poster which you can open by clicking here:  29th Annual Cowboys for Cancer Research Dinner, Dance and Roping.

Writer: Julie M. Hughes, 575-646-1953, juhughes@nmsu.edu

Cowboys for Cancer Research Inc. announced Thursday, April 21, a commitment to establish a $1.5 million endowment through the New Mexico State University Foundation to fund cancer research. An initial gift of $275,000 will launch the endowment with a plan to add funding each year until the principal value reaches $1.5 million.

Representatives from Cowboys for Cancer Research and NMSU Aggies are Tough Enough to Wear Pink gather to celebrate a gift of $1.5 million to the university, which will be used to endow cancer research efforts. (photo by Darren Phillips)

Also at the announcement, members of the Aggies Are Tough Enough to Wear Pink Committee, who annually lead a fundraising drive for Cowboys for Cancer Research, announced that they will once again commemorate “Pink Month” in October including the Aggies’ “Pink Football Game” Oct. 15 against Idaho.

“I am pleased to have this opportunity to publicly thank the members of the Cowboys for Cancer Research team for their years of dedication to a cause that is important to all of us,” said NMSU President Barbara Couture.

Couture said NMSU has played a role in cancer research for many years including the important work of NMSU chemistry professor, Jeffrey Arterburn, who has been a research partner with the University of New Mexico Cancer Center for more than 10 years.

“Our faculty are tirelessly seeking new knowledge that we know will one day lead to a cure. Now the Cowboys for Cancer Research team has committed funds from their many fundraising events to establish a new permanent endowment at New Mexico State that will encourage additional research efforts and programs aimed at gaining a better understanding of this complex disease,” Couture said.

Kevin Davis, president of Cowboys for Cancer Research Inc., said when the Aggies Are Tough Enough To Wear Pink fundraising initiative began in 2007, no one dreamed that the entire Las Cruces and New Mexico State community would become so actively involved.
“The impact of the funds generated from efforts by the ‘Pink Ladies’ prompted Cowboys for Cancer Research to explore ways to create a permanent endowment at NMSU,” Davis said.

NMSU Board of Regents Chair Laura Conniff, who spoke on behalf of the “Pink Team,” said, “We are pleased to partner with the Cowboys for Cancer Research team because their commitment to fighting cancer grows from the same personal experience that drives each of us. We are the lucky ones – the ones able to talk to you about surviving cancer. We want that same opportunity for everyone and research is the key to that ultimate success.”

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A night of great racing entertainment for a great cause as the USRA Modifieds, UMP Late Models, Super Trucks, and Rick’s Performance Center Street Stocks brought the noise in support of Cowboys for Cancer Research at the Southern New Mexico Speedway. In its first year, the Cowboys for Cancer Research Benefit night raised nearly $4,000 thanks to over 1,000 fans in the stands and private donations from Mesilla Valley Transportation, CSR Garage, Barnett Harley Davidson, and NAPA of Las Cruces.

Courtesy of http://www.racefan.com

(Las Cruces, NM) This Saturday at the Speedway just got BIGGER!! On top of the $5 admission price to reward our fans for their support, the Speedway wants to give even more. 

The first 1,000 general admission tickets sold will see $1 from every ticket go directly to Cowboys for Cancer. After 1,000 general admission tickets are sold, all monies will be donated to Cowboys for Cancer and then if over 2,000 general admission tickets are sold, Mesilla Valley Transportation will donate $5,000 to Cowboys for Cancer!!

On the front gate alone if the Speedway get over 2,000 people in the stands, Cowboys for Cancer Research looks to get $11,000 but we cannot do it without the help of everyone in the southwest. If you do the math, every 1,000 fans over the benchmark 2,000 is another $5,000 for Cowboys for Cancer Research.

“Here is your chance by going to the Speedway to help raise money for a great cause.” said Speedway co-owner and promoter Royal Jones. He continued by saying. “On top of what our fans will give buy just going to the races, we are giving them a chance to really make a difference.”

April 2nd, gates open at 5:30pm with racing getting underway at 7:45pm. Featured classes include the USRA Modifieds, UMP Late Models, Street Stocks, and Super Trucks.

The Southern New Mexico Speedway is located 11 miles west of Las Cruces at the Southern New Mexico State Fairgrounds. For turn by turn directions log onto www.snmspeedway.com/maps.php.

Donations to Cowboys for Cancer Research can be made at the Speedway on April 2nd or in advance at the Speedway business office located at 3590 West Picacho Ave.

To keep up on all the happenings at the Speedway, sign up for the E-Newsletter by texting the word “Speedway” to 22828 from you mobile device or sign up at www.snmspeedway.com.

You can also follow the Speedway on Facebook and Twitter.

Courtesy of  The Las Cruces Bulletin

Photos by Theresa Montoya Basaldua and David McCollum

Brett Parkey

Brett Parkey showcases the saddle that he and his wife Dena bid on for the fantastic amount of $5,000 at the Cowboys for Cancer Research Dinner Dance held Friday, Oct. 8, at Dickerson’s Event Center. Parkey, the first steward of the saddle, will have bragging rights for one year and then will return the traveling trophy and receive a custom belt buckle. The saddle was made by local saddle maker David Porter of The Tanned Calf.