Midwest Charity Horse Show Donates $10,000 to SIU School of Medicine's Camp COCO
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-The Midwest Charity Horse Show Association has donated $10,000 from its record-breaking 2006 multi-breed show to Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Camp COCO.
The Midwest Charity Horse Show held in June 2006, wrapped-up another successful edition. According to Midwest President, Judy Kjellander, “Midwest Charity 2006 was a fabulous show. With world-class competition and well-filled classes, it was a show to remember. Even though the show has more than doubled since the mid 1990s, our hard-working group of dedicated board members is able to offer a first-class multi-breed horse show that trainers, exhibitors and spectators have come to love.”
Since its inception, the Midwest Charity Horse Show, an all volunteer, non-subsidized organization, has donated its annual proceeds to a Springfield area charity and has selected Camp COCO as the beneficiary since 1988, creating an endowment fund with its donations equaling $134,000.
Camp COCO is a free, week-long summer camp for children suffering from cancer, leukemia and other blood disorders. Camp is staffed by volunteer medical personnel from the SIU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics who work with the children all year and enjoy giving their patients a pleasurable break from the daily rigors of hospital medical treatments.
In 2007, Midwest will be held June 12-16 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. For more information about the Midwest Charity Horse Show go to www.midwestcharity.com and for more information about SIU School of Medicine’s Camp COCO call (217) 545-2955.
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