Hello Fellow Cowboy Shooters!

When we become aware that one of our own has hit bad times, it's the "Cowboy Way" to come to their rescue!
Here is a way you can Help Popps and Big Mama!

"Popps" as he's fondly known to us in HRP, member #4, has been diagnosed with cancer as you will read below, and he is fighting for his survival. "Big Mama" his better half and HRP member #3, is in her usual fashion, there for him 100%.

As their friends and fellow HRP members, we are going that extra mile and offering them as much love and support as we can muster. But we can't do this alone. We need your help!

For this reason the members in HRP voted to donate a firearm and put it up for raffle immediately to help raise funds for Popps and Big Mama.

The raffle is on-going until our annual July match, "Shootout at Horse Ridge 2008 - SASS Governor's Cup" - July 24th - 27th. The raffle Winner will be announced on July 27th, 2008, during our Awards Ceremony.

HRP Gun Raffle Popps Fund Raiser!

Tickets:

$5.00 each

5 for $20.00 - 1 free!

You do not need to be present to win.

As tickets are sold, proceeds will go to
Popps and Big Mama!

Purchase tickets by phone - see page bottom.

"We cherish messages from our visitors. Take a moment to write a note in our guestbook or read entries from others" -- Big Mama

You can visit Popps and Big Mama at Gary's CaringBridge site anytime, day or night, and stay posted.

copied from their Caring Bridge site . . .  "Hi, we are Gary and Pat Popplewell. We have been married 42 years, have one child, Trish 39, a son in law and three wonderful grandkids and a 18 month old great grandaughter. Just as we start our "golden years" Gary is diagnosed with cancer. Now we open a new chapter in our lives with an uncertain future.

Gary and I met when I was 18 and he was 19. We married March 5, 1967 and three years later had a baby girl. Gary was in the Navy Reserves and served two terms in Viet Nam. Our daughter was a year when he was out of the service. We moved to Bend OR and have enjoyed our life here ever since. We both were volunteer firemedice for 10 years, he was a Reserve for the local Police dept for 15 years and he owned his own business until we realized he was to sick to run in this last Dec. 1. He didn't have insurance so he never went to the doc. I begged him to have a colonoscopy but he refused, using the excuse he didn't have insurance. That's all in the past now, because we are dealing with colon cancer, liver cancer, cancer in the hip bone and a large tumor on his back above his butt cheek. Non operable, but treatable. Tomorrow he has his third chemo. We are christians and know we are on Gods time schedule not ours so we are living each day to it's fullest. Gary is bedridden most of the time, he can't sit down because of the hip and butt. My friend sent me this link and said I needed to join so here I am."