Category Archives: Cowgirls Historical Foundation

Toby Keith I Love this Bar and Grill Grand Opening

Photos By: Charles Brooks 

June 3rd found me at the grand opening of Toby Keith’s I love this Bar and Grill at the Mesa Riverview. My lovely silver-saddled steed Cleo and I had the privilege of greeting Toby Keith as he stepped out of his limo and onto the red carpet. The rest of the evening was filled with live music and meet and greets. It was a blast line dancing with the Cowgirls Historical Foundation and horsing around with the Gilbert Royalty Court.

I was pleased to meet Toby Keith, a man who is responsible for garnering so much support for our troops. It was also a great opportunity to visit with others from our state such as: Alicia-Monique Blanco, Miss Arizona; Scott Smith, the mayor of Mesa; Dina Higgins, from the Mesa City Council; Tim and Willy from KMLE, and many more!

One of my favorite activites of the night: Chasing down the waiters waitresses as they brought out the sizzling sample foods of what we will be able to eat at the new I Love this Bar and Grill. The food is spectacular and I can’t wait until I have the luxury to go back for a full meal!

Upcoming Rodeo Events

If you want to check it out, I just wrote my first Bridle&Bit article as Miss Rodeo Arizona 2009.

Also, anyone who would like to see pictures from the competition can see them on Laurie Brown’s myspace page. She is a talented photographer who was taking pictures throughout the whole pageant.

Save the date and “Get Ready to Ride”: join the Miss Rodeo Arizona herd as we roundup more fun and tradition at the 2009 MRAz Coronation! The Coronation Banquet will be held May 9th in Gilbert at Agritopia. For more information, please visit the website.

Its almost time for Payson Spring Rodeo again! It is just a week after Coronation.  The Cowgirls Historical Foundation will be performing their drills. It will also be my first ride as Miss Rodeo Arizona. It’s coming up May 15- 16 at the Payson Event Center. This is one of my favorite Arizona Rodeos. It is a wonderful way to experience our western lifestyle firsthand.

I hope to see you down the rodeo trail!

The Cowgirls Historical Foundation

The Cowgirls Historical Foundation is a non-profit organization that has the same mission statement as I do: preserving our western heritage. In fact, this group is how this mission statement was further fortified within my own causes.

The members in the organization participate in many different community events. Yet not only do these girls want to serve their own mission statement, but they want to expand their service in all sectors of the community.

Combining causes is a wonderful way to serve others and simultaneously increase awareness of your own cause as well.

The members of the Cowgirls Historical Foundation do exactly that: they have done service for Women Against Multiple Sclerosis, Florence Crittenton, Sonoran Symphony, Desert Foothills Land Trust and much more.

For many of these organizations, they aided at fundraisers while clad in their rhinestone-covered vintage western wear made by Nudie Cohen, the same man who made Elvis Presley’s famous gold lamé suit. The vintage attire is an expression of who they are and what they hold dear. So they are able to serve the two causes at the same time.

Fundraiser attendees are initially attracted to the beautiful rhinestone outfit. Thus, raffle ticket selling (or whatever method of fund raising is used) often ensues. What follows is normally a conversation about the history of the outfit, and then about the mission statement of the Cowgirls Historical Foundation.

If you or your organization have a hard time finding opportunities to promote the cause of preserving western heritage, try to integrate that cause with another one. More people will get involved, and also more people will be helped.