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Are You Tough Enough to Wear Pink?
Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:55:23 CDT
On Friday, April 16th, the Southern Plains Farm Show will be raising funds benefiting the SUSAN G. KOMEN for the cure. Folks attending the farm show will have lots of opportunities to participate in fund raisers. There will be an Auction at the livestock Equipment Demo Area at approximately 1:30 PM with dozens of items ranging in value from $30 to $250. An Arctic Cat 366 ATV will be raffled off, and items like feed, steaks, catered meals, art prints hats, & boots populate the sale bill shown below.
Farm Show Management has designate Friday as "Pink Day" picking up on the Wrangler "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" campaign that has run for the past 18 months. Nearly every sport From Rodeo to Basketball has joined in with various PINK items on their uniforms. Show Manager Ron Bormaster said "We're having a little fun while we deal with a very serious issue." OSU Okmulgee Nursing Students will be on hand Friday. They will be giving out life saving information and demonstrating proper self examination in the Cox Pavilion at booth C361.
The events are sanctioned by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure organization. Volunteers from the Central Oklahoma Chapter of Susan G. Komen for the cure will be on hand helping to promote the various elements of the promotion and many of the farm show exhibitors and staff will be wearing their best Pink Cowboy gear. 100% of all proceeds will go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help find the cure for this horrible disease.
In addition to the Southern Plains Farm Show in Oklahoma city, OK, Midwest Shows/Farm Shows USA produces 6 Ag shows including Peoria, IL; Tulsa, OK; Vermillion, SD; Sioux Falls, SD(2); and Cedar Falls IA..
AUCTION ITEMS FOR THE SUSAN G. KOMEN FOUNDATION BENEFIT
FRIDAY April 16, 2010
Item Value
20 bags (1/2 ton) Horse Feed/Speed Feed $200.00
14%, 4% fat
Donated by Mannesville AG Center
Pair of Justin Boots $200.00
Donated by Lynn & Bonita Laske with Justin Boots
Justin Suspenders $ 30.00
Donated by Lynn & Bonita Laske with Justin Boots
Steak Dinner for 10 cooked at your house $300.00
(within reasonable driving distance from OKC)
Oklahoma CattleWomen - Tammi Didlot & Ddee Haynes
Straw Hat $150.00
Donated by Shorty's Cowboy Hattery
(Located in the Oklahoma City stockyards)
If the hat doesn't fit take it to Shorty's and it can be exchanged for a hat of the same value.
Straw Hat $ 75.00
Teners Western Store
If the hat doesn't fit take it to Teners's and it can be exchanged for a hat of the same value.
Pink Fleece Jacket - size medium $ 75.00
Donated by Wrangler
Cowboy Boot Framed Print $150.00
Donated by Home on the Range
Elk City, OK
Earl Kuhn - Framed Print $200.00
Donated by the High Plains Journal
Tyler Personal Care Products $150.00
Donated by Little Joe's in the stockyards
Box of Steaks $200.00
Donated by Market 54
Weatherford, OK
In addition, there will be a raffle of an Artic Cat 366, worth $5,000.
Only 1000 $5.00 raffle tickets will be sold.
Buy your raffle tickets here or at the show office
Book of 10 for $50.00
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