How Rodeo Promotes Community

“It is not more bigness that should be our goal. We must attempt, rather, to bring people back to the warmth of community, to the worth of individual effort and responsibility… and of individuals working together as a community, to better their lives and their children’s future.”

You can research rodeo’s societal impact by exploring the charities supported by rodeos through donation and volunteerism. Local and national charities alike benefit greatly from the sport of rodeo. Whether a rodeo donates to a nation-wide campaign like Wrangler’s Tough Enough to Wear Pink Organization, funding Breast Cancer research, to smaller local charities benefiting families in need, rodeo has the unique platform to create change. From Breast Cancer Awareness, Domestic Violence Awareness, to Veteran support, themed rodeo performances often raise money for and donate to local and country-wide charities. Through such philanthropic acts, rodeo is able to involve its community in a praise-worthy cause. 

Photo Courtesy of the 80th Annual Tohono Oodhman Nation Rodeo and Fair

Whether at town council meetings, local cultural festivals, fundraising activities, or in the class room, rodeo committees are dedicated to the promotion of rodeo’s western heritage and the strengthening of their communities. Rodeo is proud to bring people together one bucking bull at a time. 



Cowboy Lifestyle Network encourages you to check out the local rodeos in your area and see how you can be involved!