Members of the St. Matthew school council, along with Father Joseph Orr, announced earlier this week that the Rawhide Rodeo will be coming to Central Pennsylvania this summer.
\nThe rodeo will be held at the Huntingdon Fairgrounds on June 3, 4 and 5.
\nThe Rawhide Rodeo company is based in Leichester, NY and performs throughout the USA and Canada bringing high quality, high intensity performances to regional audiences. With a significant money commitment from business sponsors and St. Matthew School, both International and American Professionals will be invited to participate.
\n During the three-day performances, a crowd of up to 7,500 adults and children is expected. This is the only rodeo offered to Central PA in recent years and the hope is to create an annual regional attraction which will be an exciting part of the area\u2019s summer festivities.
\nSt. Matthew School has partnered with Forever Broadcasting and Fox 8\/ABC 23 TV to promote the event to a variety of audiences on multiple formats.
\nThe hope of St. Matthew\u2019s is that the rodeo will prove to be a successful fundraiser, helping to aid in the upcoming building renovations.
\nPlans for the building project include tearing down the house that sits between the school and the church and then connecting the school, the church and Harkins Hall.
\nThe idea to hold the rodeo came when the school council was faced with the decision of what to do with the two million dollars it had previously received for the building project. The council was worried about where money to keep the school up and running would come from once the two million dollars was spent. Plus, another $500,000 was still needed for the building project.
\nFather Orr explained that right now, the school is looking at a $250,000 a year budget.
\n\u201cMost Catholic churches and schools, they run on bingos and that\u2019s not really that popular with us,\u201d said Father Orr. \u201cSo we thought, let\u2019s take a risk, let\u2019s do something different, something very different.\u201d
\nThe school council decided to invest the $50,000 in the New York-based rodeo.
\n\u201cAs far as I know, we\u2019re the only Catholic school having a rodeo,\u201d said Todd Lewis, school council member.
\nFor more information on the Rawhide Rodeo or to download a ticket purchase form, log onto www.centralparodeo.com.
\nTickets are also available at Reliance Bank, Ace Fix-It Hardware and Keith\\’s Country and Western and Music Emporium.
\nAdvanced tickets may be purchased prior to May 27 at $10 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Tickets at the door are $15 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Children under three are admitted for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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