Howdy Pardner,

“The Stampede to Conquer Cancer”

My name is Steve Freed and I’m the ramrod for a campaign to raise awareness and money to fund a very important Cancer Research Project that could greatly impact the treatment options of the thousands of children that are diagnosed with brain cancer every year.

“Ride for the Brand”

Two of my favorite pastimes are competing in the rodeo event of team roping and raising funds for cancer research through a non-profit organization called Concern Foundation. I’m turning 50 years old this year and rather than celebrate by doing the big party and gift thing, I have pledged to use my participation in the sport of rodeo to fund a  much needed $50,000 children’s cancer research project to be conducted at Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles. 

“Always finish what you start”

Until this cancer research project is fully funded I am pledging 100% of every dollar I win, to the Doctors and Scientists at Children’s Hospital.   I’m going to do my best to win $20,000 this year but I’m going to need your help to fund the balance of this $50,000 cancer research project

“The Cavalry always rides to the rescue”

Odds are that you or a person close to you will be affected by cancer in your lifetime.  By donating now you are taking a stand against this horrible disease today in an effort to reduce the suffering of many tomorrow.     I also want to encourage you to pass this website on to your friends and family so that they too can join our posse as we ride together to find a cure for cancer in both children and adults.

“Live each day with courage”

People started referring to me as the “Beverly Hills Cowboy” back when I attended Beverly Hills High School, spent my summers teaching horseback riding at summer camps and competing as a bull and bronc rider on the California Junior Rodeo Circuit.   I still live in Beverly Hills and my “cowboy ways” sometimes conflict with the well to do Beverly Hills crowd. A few humorous stories about the contrasting life of a Beverly Hills Cowboy can be found by clicking here or if you have a lot of time on your hands you can read a rambling story about my Life and Times. My lifelong exposure to the “Cowboy Philosophy” has given me the courage, strength and a set of ideals I strive to live by daily.

“A job ain’t done until its done right”

I started raising money for cancer research when I was eight years old after losing a childhood friend to cancer. Unfortunately over the years I have watched too many other people I care about suffer from this often fatal disease and raising funds for cancer research continues to be one of my life long priorities.  I have spent the last 26 years as an executive board member of Concern Foundation, a non-profit organization that funds cancer research projects worldwide.  This amazing organization uses 96% of every dollar donated to provide salary support for cancer researchers working to find better diagnoses procedures, improved treatment options and an eventual cure for cancer.  I am not aware of another organization that operates on so little overhead and directs such a high percentage of the funds they raise to the bottom line of funding worthwhile cancer research.  Because I strongly believe in the integrity of Concern Foundation, I am directing all the funds raised for this Children’s Hospital research project to be directed through Concern Foundation.  Any funds raised through this campaign in excess of the $50,000 needed to fund the Children’s Hospital research project will be directed to other approved Concern Foundation cancer research projects which you can learn more about on their website at: www.concernfoundation.org.

“Cowboying doesn’t create character,
it reveals it.”

The fictional western characters of the John Wayne era and the cowboys in best selling author Louis L’Amour’s western novels, best represent the “Code of the West” that I pattern my life after today.  I greatly admire the spirit of the western characters that led adventurous lives as they quickly and efficiently handled all that nature and the bad guys could throw at them.  Loyalty, chivalry, the courage to stand up for what’s right and coming to the aid of the less fortunate are the strongest attributes of the “Code of the West”.

“Showtime”

A video of me competing at the 2007 World Series Team Roping Championships in Las Vegas can be viewed by clicking here
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9iPIohVK5PE