A helping hand: Buckaroo Bash Plans Underway

The 9th Annual Buckaroo Bash is scheduled for August 9th at Chance Ridge in Elkhorn from 6:00 to 11:00 pm. All proceeds benefit the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund (JCCF) and a contribution to a local youth organization in the name of Ak-Sar-Ben’s River City Roundup. The event includes the official introduction of the 2008 Ak-Sar-Ben’s River City Roundup Grand Marshals’ – Mr. Steve Martin President and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska and his spouse, Dr. Amy Haddad. It also includes the presentation of the 2008 Heritage Award to the University of  Nebraska Medical Center.

        The evening will include live rodeo and western festivities, a catered meal, both silent and live auctions, all followed by music and dancing by Breakaway. The Buckaroo Bash is the official kickoff to Ak-Sar-Ben’s River City Roundup, scheduled for September 25-28 at the Qwest Center Omaha. It will include the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour – Omaha Round of the Ariat Playoffs, The Ak-Sar-Ben Livestock Show and the Douglas County Fair.

       JCCF was created in 1989 by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the Justin Boot Company to aid rodeo professionals and their families following a severe injury. It is unique among today’s numerous charitable organizations because JCCF donates 100% of all contributions to eligible applicants and made possible by the joint commitment of the Justin Boot Company and the PRCA, which underwrite all administrative costs.

         For more information or to order tickets, call 402.554.9600, x104 or visit www.rivercityroundup.org. The Buckaroo Bash is a program of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation, which was established in 1895 with a mission of building a more prosperous heartland where communities can flourish and every child can succeed.