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The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is making quite an impression.<\/p>\n

Last month, 107 volunteers for the 2018 Cattlemen’s Ball boarded two charter buses and drove about 150 miles to check it out. <\/p>\n

It was an unprecedented turnout — more than double the past record high of 48.<\/p>\n

“We’ve never seen anything like it,” said Ken Cowan, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. “Every year, we invite the planning committee for the next ball to come to Omaha. We take them to lunch and give them a tour of the cancer center. The idea is to give them information and fill them with inspiration to make the ball successful.”<\/p>\n

The 2018 ball will be held June 1-2 on the Hergott Farm near Hebron, Neb. The farm is located southwest of Omaha and only a few miles from the Kansas border. Randy and Becky Hergott will be the host couple, while Rob and Natalie Marsh will be the co-hosts.<\/p>\n

So, what did they think about the cancer center?<\/p>\n

“People just raved about it,” said Rob Marsh. “We’ve already had a bunch of people who were wondering if we could arrange another trip back to Omaha.”<\/p>\n

The theme for the 2018 ball is “Whip Cancer.” <\/p>\n

The planning committee has come up with a unique fundraising angle called “Calf-For-A-Cure.” They are asking donors to contribute $1,000. The money will go toward the purchase of feeder cattle. <\/p>\n

The goal is to raise enough money to purchase 300 feeder cattle by Oct. 1. Additional donations will be used to pay feed costs and other expenses. Six months later – on April 1 – they will sell all the finished cattle for their full value with all money raised going to the 2018 Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska. <\/p>\n

“Each year’s ball is different,” Dr. Cowan said. “I love the calf idea. What better way for cattlemen to raise money. It’s perfect.” <\/p>\n

Rob Marsh said the group was blown away by their visit to the cancer center.<\/p>\n

“We truly want to help,” he said. “The tour really helped our group focus on why we’re fighting cancer. To see the doctors and researchers working together and all the state-of-the-art equipment, it was inspiring.<\/p>\n

“I will recommend to all my family and friends that they need to consider the Buffett Cancer Center. It’s a cancer treatment experience. It’s the whole deal — they left nothing out.”<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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