Payson Rodeo to Benefit AIBH


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by Teresa McQuerrey Rodeo Roundup May 17, 2006 - Expect the 2006 Gary Hardt Memorial Spring PRCA Rodeo to be one of the best yet. As always the emphasis is on exhilarating fun, great sport and celebrating our Western heritage. But there is an added feature this year -- raising breast cancer awareness through the "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" campaign. The performance Friday, May 19 is a special event for the campaign. For every cowboy wearing something pink that night, $3 will be donated by Wrangler, and for every patron with pink, $1 will be donated. "There should be 250 cowboys wearing something pink, so automatically $750 will be raised," said John Landino of the Payson Pro Rodeo Committee. Half of the proceeds will go to a local breast cancer charity and half will be donated to the Arizona Institute for Breast Health. To add to the donations, rodeo guests can buy pink items from vendors at the show. The major local sponsors of the campaign are the Historic Ox Bow Saloon and Chaparral Pines/The Rim Club; also providing support are Compass Bank, Bashas', Payson Jewelers, Payson Regional Medical Center Healthy Woman Program and El Rancho Restaurant, voted Payson's Best Mexican Restaurant for five consecutive years. "I encourage everybody to come out and support the local breast cancer group," Landino said.