Event Date: Thu, July 1st, 2010 7:30 PM

The St. Paul Rodeo Association has committed to donating $1 for every ticket sold for Pink Night to our local American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. A sellout performance could mean as much as $10,000 for the American Cancer Society to fight breast cancer. We cannot do this without you, so please spread the word and let’s sell out all the tickets.

Representatives from the American Cancer Society will be at the St. Paul Rodeo where you can get the latest information, as well as hands-on experience in how to detect a “lump” or other breast abnormalities. All information and explanations are free. They will be in our Tough Enough to Wear Pink Tent which will be located at the Northwest corner of the Rodeo arena where KWJJ will be broadcasting live.

Plan to arrive at the performance early – the first 2,000 ticket holders through the gates will receive a Pink Bead Necklace from St. Paul Rodeo and Providence Newberg Medical Center.

Look for pink donation buckets at each gate as well as in the Tack Room if you wish to give a little more. In gratitude for your personal donations you may have a pink St. Paul Rodeo bracelet or a pink glow stick available at the Tough Enough to Wear Pink tent.

We hope you will partner with us to help fight this disease and that you will consider bringing a cancer survivor and their family. This is your chance to give that family a night out to have a darn good time! Don’t forget to wear pink… that is, if you are Tough Enough to Wear Pink. For more information on breast cancer, go to www.cancer.org.

The St. Paul Rodeo joined the Tough Enough to Wear Pink organization in 2007 and over the past three years we have donated $44,347 to our local American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

The Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign was first introduced at the 2004 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo when breast cancer survivor, Terry Wheatley asked her son, team roper Wade Wheatley, to wear a pink shirt at one performance. Wade convinced his fellow contestants to join him, so Wrangler Jeans and Shirts quickly produced enough pink shirts for every NFR contestant. All but two contestants wore pink shirts (because of sponsor-related issues) and the organization was started.

The St. Paul Rodeo would also like to thank Providence Newberg Medical Center and Reser’s Fine Foods for their support and additional contributions to Pink Night.