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Tom Dinsdale Chevrolet in Grand Island donated this 2009 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid to be raffled at this year’s Cattlemen’s Ball. The vehicle will be raffled with 1,000 raffle tickets being sold at $100 per ticket. The Cattlemen’s Ball raffle team joined Tom Dinsdale and his wife, Kim, in this photo. Tom Dinsdale is the eighth person from the left. Kim Dinsdale is the 13th person from the left. |
The vehicle, which is the first of its kind to be raffled at a Cattlemen’s Ball, is valued at $56,500.
The 11th annual Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska will be held June 5-6, near Doniphan, Neb. It will be hosted by Robb Feed Yard, the Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust, the village of Doniphan and surrounding communities.
The event’s theme, “Give Cancer the Boot,” reflects both the fun-filled spirit the event’s organizers have created and the seriousness with which they see their cause.
In line with the theme, this year’s ball will feature a cowboy boot auction. Several local and national celebrities, including Warren Buffett and Larry the Cable Guy, have signed boots that will be auctioned.
“The donation of a vehicle of this magnitude is truly spectacular,” said Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. “It speaks volumes for how people in central Nebraska are coming together for this year’s Cattlemen’s Ball. It has truly become a source of pride for communities to get behind the ball and see how much money they can raise for cancer research.”
The Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska, Inc. was established to promote beef in a healthy diet, to showcase rural Nebraska and to raise money for health care research.
To date, the event has raised more than $3 million for the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, while 10 percent of these funds have been granted to local health care organizations.
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A full listing of specifications can be found on the Cattlemen’s Ball Web site at www.cattlemensball.com.
Tickets for the raffle are now on sale for $100. There will only be 1,000 tickets sold. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Greg and Adrienne Baxter at gregb@tecattle.com or 308-384-9464.
The Cattlemen’s Ball also has finalized its catering services for the ball. The June 5 Trail Boss Social, which will be held at Babel’s Barn in Wood River, Neb., will be catered by Chartwells. The champagne brunch on June 6 will be catered and hosted by Saint Francis Medical Center; the Trail Boss brunch on June 6 by Hy-Vee Catering; and the evening meal on June 6 by Chances R Restaurant of York, Neb.
Entry forms are also available for the Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held June 5 at the Lochland Country Club in Hastings, Neb. Registration forms are available at www.cattlemensball.com.
The Cattlemen’s Ball Web site is continuously updated as new information becomes available.