The Cowgirl Cattle Company held its 26th annual get-together at the Madden Community Hall on May 4. A silent auction helped to raise money for the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society, and the evening meal was even prepared by Calgary firefighters who also doubled as waiters for different tables.
Since their inception in 1999, the Cowgirl Cattle Company has donated almost a quarter of a million dollars to various charities.
Past Rendezvous have donated profits to breast cancer research organizations, the Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society (last year’s recipient), Children’s Wish Foundation, Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Pro Rodeo Sport Medicine Team, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Jimmy Richards MS, Ronald McDonald House, and STARS air ambulance, among others.
Tickets for the event cost $100, with an entire table going for $750. The event, which sees members come from as far as Saskatchewan, has been described as an evening of camaraderie amongst like-minded women who share an appreciation for agriculture, and the Western heritage and lifestyle. The Cowgirl Cattle Comonat rendezvous is the event on the Cowgirl Cattle Company’s social calendar for the year.
--With files from Howard May.
