The Down N’ Dirty Rodeo Tour encouraged men to “know their numbers” as they strapped on their boots and grabbed their saddles when the inaugural rodeo commenced in Atlanta on July 9 -10 at the Jim Miller Park in Marietta, Ga. Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, a Vantage Oncology affiliate, Xfinity and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. served as proud partners of the Down N’ Dirty “Know Your Numbers” Rodeo Tour in support of educating men and their families about prostate cancer. Proceeds from the two-day rodeo benefitted the Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition and the Comprehensive Men’s Health Initiative. 

“We were thrilled to be working with the Down N’ Dirty Rodeo Tour as they promoted prostate cancer awareness in Georgia,” said Shelly Glenn, of Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia.  “This rodeo brought together community members and spread the important message that education and awareness is a key part of prevention.”

The Down N’ Dirty “know your numbers” Rodeo Tour, coordinated by Stanley Knowles, president and CEO of the Down N’ Dirty Rodeo Tour, was committed to increasing awareness in the community about prostate cancer, and welcomed over 1,000 spectators at the inaugural event.

“Prostate cancer doesn’t care how much money you have or the color of your skin,” said Knowles. “It is destroying families, so men – put your pride on the shelf and go get checked.”

 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, and one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society.

Information on prostate cancer prevention, screening and quality men’s health were provided to all attendees at the rodeo.

The Down N’ Dirty Rodeo tour proved to be a fun event for all ages as local civic organizations like the Business Development Initiative, Inc. (BDI), a collaborative initiative between the public, private and nonprofit and faith organizations to answer the need for youth to become entrepreneurs and develop ways to train them, proudly accompanied more than 20 of its youth members to enjoy the two-day rodeo event that featured calf roping, barrel racing, steer wrestling, team roping, bareback riding and the most dangerous sport in the world: bull riding.

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