Money raised from the Clovis Rodeo helps supports Central Valley non-profits groups

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- On Saturday afternoon, radical packed the rodeo grounds to drawback each the action.

Even with each the fun, the wealth made goes backmost into helping section charities and non-profits.

The Veterans Education Program astatine Fresno State is 1 of the groups that the Clovis Rodeo gives backmost to. During a cheque presumption astatine the rodeo, the programme received a $5000. The wealth volition beryllium utilized to assistance pupil veterans with books, tuition, and lodging conscionable to sanction a few.

"Organizations similar the Clovis Rodeo supply the fiscal enactment for students to matriculate astatine Fresno State arsenic a grade seeking student," said Dr. Scott More, the Dean of Continuing and Global Education astatine Fresno State. "The Veterans Education Program provides a pathway for students who different wouldn't beryllium admissible to the university."

For Claire Imperial-Payne, the Veterans Education Program helped her navigate her mode done Fresno State. Imperial-Payne had been retired of schoolhouse for respective years. The programme gave her the assurance to instrumentality to the classroom.

"I was precise tense arsenic a non-traditional student, truthful it made maine benignant of intimidated to commencement backmost up," said Imperial-Payne. "I had a batch of friends that I gained thru this program."

She's grateful for the community's support.

"It's everything. They are the ones that who we benignant of autumn backmost erstwhile we get out," said Imperial-Payne. "It's large to person radical get you backmost into enactment oregon get you backmost into mean civilian life."

Created successful 2012, the Veterans Education Program not lone helps their pupil vets with classes. It besides connects them to enactment groups. Fresno State said it besides helps make a consciousness of belonging.

Around $350,000 dollars successful proceeds from the rodeo benefits section schools, charities, and assemblage organizations.

"We're precise assemblage focused," said Chuck Rigsbee with the Clovis Rodeo Association. "When you're buying thing oregon you're doing something, you're giving backmost to a section business. It's staying close here, it's not going someplace."

The Clovis Rodeo besides makes a immense economical interaction connected the community. City leaders said. It's expected to bring successful 30 cardinal dollars to the area.

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