About
Rein In Cancer Continues Direct Aid to Horse
Industry Cancer Patients
In January of 2012, Rein In Cancer, the Oklahoma-based 501-C3
Corporation, began providing direct financial assistance to cancer
patients who are part of the performance horse community. It was a
new direction for the organization, which had previously raised the
funding to create the Shirley Bowman Nutrition Center at the Charles
and Peggy Stephenson Cancer Center in Oklahoma City through the
efforts of co-founders, Shorty Koger, Tracie Anderson and Cheryl
(Magoteaux) Cody.
Although the organization continues to provide operating support for
the Nutrition Center, its new focus became direct payment to
patients being treated for cancer. The response has been
overwhelming. In a year, Rein In Cancer has funded 80 patients in 32
states and Canada. All recipients have been members of the American
Quarter Horse Association, the National Reining Horse Association,
the National Reined Cow Horse Association or the National Cutting
Horse Association.
Funds have been raised 100% through activities supported or hosted
by equine industry events. Included in the long list of
horse-related activities where Rein In Cancer funds have been raised
are Remington Park Betting on a Cure, the National Reined Cow Horse
Association Snaffle Bit Futurity, the National Reining Horse
Association Futurity, the All American Quarter Horse Congress, the
National Reining Breeders Classic, the March to the Arch, the
Arizona Sun Circuit and the American Quarter Horse Association World
Championship Show.
Added to that list are countless cuttings, ropings, barrel races,
and other horse shows from a variety of disciplines. Tracie Anderson
noted, “In 2013, Rein In Cancer will continue to raise funds for
this patient assistance. The need is real – especially for people
going through treatment who still have to buy horse feed!”
Cheryl (Magoteaux) Cody added, “When a family goes from two incomes
to one or when one income is reduced and the expenses of treatment
are so high, a little boost can sometimes make all the difference.
It is because we hear from recipients who tell us how much the
payments help, that we are so appreciative of the people in the
horse industry who have contributed.”
To date, Rein In Cancer has raised over a million dollars. The
organization has no employees – only volunteers - and over 97% of
that total has gone directly to the advertised causes. For
information on how to contribute or how to host a fundraiser at an
event or set up a bequest, visit the Rein In Cancer web site at
www.reinincancer.com.
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