2°c Sunny
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Seeing pink at Manitoba Stampede
Stampede organizers launched the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign Sunday to raise money for breast cancer research.
"My aunt had breast cancer twice and it's important to show that young people care about people other than themselves," said 19 year-old Ben Shupe, who wasn't scared to show off his pink dress shirt during a horse competition. "There are quite a few guys wearing pink."
Last year, the campaign raised more than $8,000, said stampede president, Tim Lewis. Proceeds from events, such as a silent auction, are donated to help breast cancer research.
Amoung the people dressed in pink western shirts and cowboy hats were breast cancer survivors who applauded the stampede's initiative.
"I think it's great and I hope they find a cure," said Sharon Strain, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002 after giving birth to her daughter. "It happens to young women. I was 32 when I went in for a mammogram, biopsy and ultrasound and found out I had cancer."
The pink campaign marked the last day of the stampede. Families swarmed the grounds in Morris for one last mini donut or to hop on a ride before the stampede, Manitoba's only pro rodeo, closed.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 21, 2008 $sourceSection$sourcePage
- Back to Top
- Return to Historic Article
Poll
Most Popular
- Car mods look, sound nice but can be illegal
- Bake Folk Fest cookies now
- They're popular, but poplars not suited to the city
- Faint pulse of a drowning child
- Daily Crossword & Cryptoquote
- Give us this day our daily Winnipeg rye bread...
- No easy solution for foundation repairs
- Spice up your shish kabob with 7Up marinade
- Plane crashes kill 10
- Young killer gets parole
- Car mods look, sound nice but can be illegal
- Native leaders hope feasting with city police heals wounds
- They're popular, but poplars not suited to the city
- Festivals & Fairs
- Late-night Winnipeg: Wide awake
- Daily Crossword & Cryptoquote
- Husband barred from Canada
- Howard Hughes gave Vancouver's Bayshore its claim to fame
- Moisture under cottage floor a common woe
- Give us this day our daily Winnipeg rye bread...
- Car mods look, sound nice but can be illegal
- Native leaders hope feasting with city police heals wounds
- Festivals & Fairs
- They're popular, but poplars not suited to the city
- Late-night Winnipeg: Wide awake
- What if Nazis invaded city? See for yourself on CTV special
- Daily Crossword & Cryptoquote
- Give us this day our daily Winnipeg rye bread...
- Howard Hughes gave Vancouver's Bayshore its claim to fame
- Moisture under cottage floor a common woe
- Native leaders hope feasting with city police heals wounds
- Victims' faces haunt survivor
- Sewage in weeping tiles may be causing odour
- Bosom buddy
- personal support
- Native leaders hope feasting with city police heals wounds
- Playing for keeps
- Midlife mayhem
- Victims' faces haunt survivor
- Revolution in the operating room
- Moisture under cottage floor a common woe
- Police pistol stolen as officers celebrate bust
- Sewage in weeping tiles may be causing odour
- A new world for women
- Bosom buddy
Ads by Google
You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. You can also agree or disagree with other comments. All you need to do is register and/or login and you can join the conversation and give your feedback.
Have Your Say
New to commenting? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
The Winnipeg Free Press does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comment, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. These terms were revised effective April 16, 2010.