Bull Fest

Title Sponsor

Presenting Bull Team Sponsors

Latigos Up Drill Team Sponsor

Show Us You’re Tough Sponsors

Title Sponsor | $50,000

One Available – SOLD OUT

Watch all the action from the Crows Nest – the best seats in the house – right over the bucking chutes!

Sponsorship includes:

• Tickets for 20 guests – including the pre-party, bull event, and the dance concert.
• Drink tickets and food vouchers to use at your food vendor of choice.
• Logo on banner across the front of the Crow’s Nest
• Bucking Chute Arena Sign
• Sponsor flag – carried into the arena by drill team ladies on horseback
• Sponsor name thank you announcement at the bull event and concert
• Logo and/or name on all marketing materials, including event posters, Gunnison Tough website, social media posts, radio and print advertisements & event program.
• Event Logo – like the NFR – with your name – on all the promotional materials.
• Logo on the shared full-page event thank you ad in the local newspapers.
• Bull Fest merchandise swag bags
• Acknowledgement in Event Program

Presenting Bull Team Sponsor | $1,200

Eight Available – SOLD OUT

Sponsorship includes:

• Tickets for 20 guests – including the pre-party, bull event and the dance concert.
• Drink tickets and food vouchers to use at your food vendor of choice.
• Logo on Banner Across the front of the Crow’s nest
• Bucking Chute Arena Sign
• Sponsor flag – carried into the arena by drill team ladies on horseback
• Sponsor name thank you announcement at the bull event and concert
• Logo and/or name on all marketing materials including event posters, Gunnison Tough website, social media posts, radio and print advertisements & event program.
• Event Logo – like the NFR – with your name – on all the promotional materials.
• Logo on the shared full page event thank you ad in the local newspapers.
• Bull Fest merchandise swag bags
• Acknowledgement in Event Program

Contact Heidi Sherratt at 970-209-6332 to become a Presenting Bull Team Sponsor.

Drill Team Sponsor: Latigos Up! | $500

One Available – SOLD OUT

Sponsorship includes:

• Seats in the close-up to the arena reserved bleacher section (first come, first served)
• Two tickets to the pre-party, bull event, & dance concert
• Be in the arena with the drill team leader while they perform!
• Photo with Latigos Up Drill Team
• Arena Sponsor Banner
• Sponsor name thank you announcement at the bull event and concert
• Logo on Gunnison Tough website, sponsor thank you social media posts, and event program
• Logo on shared full page sponsor thank you ad in the local newspapers.

Contact Heidi Sherratt at 970-209-6332 to become the Drill Team Sponsor.

Show Us You’re Tough Rail Sign Sponsor | $250

Fifty Available

Sponsorship includes:

• Two General Admission tickets to the pre-party, bull event, & dance concert
• Logo on Arena Shared Sponsor Banner
• Sponsor name thank you announcement at the bull event and concert
• Logo on Gunnison Tough website, sponsor thank you social media posts, and event program
• Name on shared full page sponsor thank you ad in the local newspapers.

Contact Heidi Sherratt at 970-209-6332 or purchase on the Bull Fest Tickets Page to become a Rail Sign Sponsor.

Why Sponsor?

These events support Gunnison Tough (TETWP) and are critical to the funding of our programs in the Gunnison Valley.  Funding from sponsorships will be used directly for our many cancer support and detection programs.

Testimonial: Our Hearts are Overflowing with Gratitude

Dear Cancer Fighter Supporter,

Thank you for all the ways you have helped me and my family as I journey through breast cancer.  I am a mother of two teenagers and the primary income provider for my family.  When I received my diagnosis one year ago, I had no idea how I was going to take on the financial and emotional challenges cancer brings with it.  What you have done to lighten this burden is inexplicable.  I wanted to take an integrative approach to my treatment which NEVER would have been an option without your support.  It’s been a situation where I feel like I need to work more to make ends meet, but need to work less to heal and get my health back.

Gunnison Tough allows me to take a treatment path that feels good for me, to focus more on my healing than on the weight of figuring out how to make ends meet, and provides support for our whole family that makes facing these challenges feel like we have an army behind us helping us march forward!  As we continue on the ups and downs of this journey, it never feels like we are alone thanks to the support you give. Thank you so much for your support and for making a difference in so many lives.  Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude.

Testimonial: With Love & Gratitude

My story begins January of 2021, my husband, Luke was diagnosed with Stage IV Colorectal Cancer.  The word cancer alone is scary but to add stage IV in we were numb and devastated all at the same time.  Soon after hearing those awful words we hit the ground running with figuring out our treatment plan and options.  Luke and I were determined to fight this with everything we had.  We were introduced to Lana who gave us lists of resources that would help us navigate through this new path.  Gunnison Tough lent us a vehicle and to use anytime that we requested, paid for gas, lodging, and helped with caregiver care for myself.  I remember reaching out to Lana the week of Oct 5th, 2022 in tears asking for help with a hotel and the vehicle because we just found out that Luke needed to stay at UC Health in Denver for a week because he was so sick.  Gunnison Tough and Lana didn’t skip a beat in helping with the hotels and lending us the vehicle over that week.  When Luke was released, we began our journey back home.  On October 22, 2022 surrounded by family at our home in Gunnison, Luke passed away.    Gunnison Tough and our amazing community surrounded me in love and support, which I’m forever grateful for.

I thought that is where my cancer story would have ended with Luke’s passing and my relationship with Gunnison Tough would be one of continued support through me riding on the poker rides and going to concerts; however December 26th, 2024 would change that.  I was diagnosed with Stage III Breast Cancer.  I felt numb to those words “It’s Cancer”. How could this be?  I was still grieving Luke and adjusting to my life that I was creating.  This hit me hard out of nowhere, it was fast moving and needed to be dealt with ASAP.  I knew that I would need support in the ways that Gunnison Tough could help provide.  I reached out to Lana and she helped to get the wheels in motion for the assistance that I would need.  I have 2 more chemo treatments to go out of 6.  I also will be having to get a double mastectomy, radiation, and eventually reconstruction.  Gunnison Tough is providing incredible support by lending me the vehicle and helping with hotels when I have to go to Grand Junction for treatment.  Also, I’m doing cold capping which helps to keep my hair from falling out, which Gunnison Tough helps to provide reimbursement for, which I’m beyond grateful for.  I also requested assistance financially because when one thing happens a few other hardships follow close behind.

Gunnison Tough and Lana are what makes this valley what it is, a community. The fact that Gunnison Tough has shown up to support me not once but twice is such an incredible gift that I’m so thankful for.    Even though this is all really hard there is light at the end of the tunnel because I am tough enough in a valley of love and kindness.

Thank you to all who volunteer and donate. It truly is changing lives more than you could imagine.

With Love and Gratitude

Testimonial: There are No Words for My Appreciation

I moved to Gunnison in July 2023 with my 17 year old son and was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2024 (that was a fun first check up with a new doctor).  I had surgery in March, began chemo in May, and radiation in August.  Upon finishing chemo, I asked the oncology team, jokingly, “how long can I use my cancer card?”  They relied in earnest, “a full year,” and now I know why.

It’s April and I am still in PT to bring back my executive function skills (chemo brain is real) and  work through lymphedema on my whole right side.

I didn’t know I moved to Gunnison to go through a year of cancer treatment, yet I would highly recommend going through cancer in Gunnison.  Gunnison Tough’s support has supported me every step of the way:

– High powered mammogram that led to a quick diagnosis

– Resources to help me decide on which treatment regime to pursue

– An amazing medical oncology team at GVH to support me through chemo.  I had surgery and radiation at Rose Medical in Denver.  I could not imagine what would have happened if I had gone through chemo in the big city.  Being in Gunnison with a team a mile away to help me ride the chemo wave made all the difference.

– An amazing physical therapist – Barb – who became my healing partner.  Without Barb’s insistence that I could have full range of motion and can regain my strength, I think I would have just accepted a “new, lesser norm.”  This includes encouraging me to do speech therapy with Jenny to work on my brain.

– Amazing alternative therapists- Eva, Misty, Timoni, and Heidi  for massage, reiki, acupuncture, and qigong,  Again- this ongoing care is helping me feel whole again.  It really is taking a year.

– Finally, Living Journeys, who continue to send me nourishment each week.

Beyond the strong care network Gunnison Tough has developed in Gunnison, there is also an amazing community here to support people – even newcomers- through a true healing journey.

It was my goal to get through cancer stronger and healthier than when I was diagnosed.  Thanks to Gunnison Tough, I have a community who is helping me see through this goal. There are no words for my appreciation.