The One Arm Bandit Gang, a family of trick riders, and the Front Street Crystal Palace Review, an entertainment troupe whose performance is highlighted by reenactments of scenes from the Old West, will perform at the ball as well. The ball is held to promote beef in a healthy diet and to showcase rural Nebraska. All of the money raised will stay in Nebraska with 10 percent directed to health care in the Ogallala area. The remainder of the proceeds will go toward research projects at the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center. Neb. Specifically, the funding went for the development of new anti-cancer drugs, the use of new technologies to screen for differences in cancer cells, and to study the immune system response to cancer cells.
Tickets are limited.
UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state. Through its commitment to research, education, outreach and patient care, UNMC has established itself as one of the country's leading centers for cancer research and treatment, solid organ transplantation and arthritis. UNMC's educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. In addition, NHS physicians operate more than 300 outpatient clinics in 100 communities in four states.