Lynden PRCA Rodeo donates $30,000 to Bellingham Cancer Center

The Lynden PRCA Rodeo recently donated $30,000 to the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center in Bellingham for breast cancer patient care and research.

The contribution came from donations raised through the rodeo’s “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” campaign. Contestants, volunteers and spectators in the Aug. 15-16 Lynden PRCA Rodeo wore pink shirts during competition to raise awareness of breast cancer while local rodeo volunteers conducted fundraisers for the Cancer Center.

“It is through the support and generosity of community groups such as the ‘Tough Enough To Wear Pink’ committee that we are able to continue to grow our programs and services for our patients and their families,” Carol Brumet, outreach coordinator for the Cancer Center, said in a press release. “This year we added two new support groups as well as two new exercise programs. We also are able to expand our wig bank and comfort supplies that we provide for our patients during chemotherapy.”

This story was originally published November 9, 2015 at 10:12 PM with the headline "Lynden PRCA Rodeo donates $30,000 to Bellingham Cancer Center."