Drawing for Mini-Chopper Postponed until Homecoming
Fund-raiser will Help the Dan Buzard Cancer Fund

PORTALES, N.M. — The drawing for the winner of the mini-chopper being constructed by Ron Knowles and his crew at Afterflash Customs has been postponed until the Eastern New Mexico University homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005. The mini-chopper, which is being built as a fund-raiser for the Dan Buzard Cancer Fund, was originally scheduled to be given away on June 18, as part of Heritage Days.

The ENMU Athletic Department and Afterflash Customs are sponsoring the drawing for the custom-built mini-chopper. When completed, it will be painted in ENMU’s school colors, green and silver, by “Nub,” celebrity painter for the Discovery Channel program “American Chopper.”

Tickets are $10 each and are currently available for purchase at these locations in Portales: Bar G Western Wear, Bealls, C&S Parts and the Portales/Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. Tickets also may be purchased during the Heritage Days Car Show from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. (MDT) on Saturday, June. 18. All proceeds will go to the Dan Buzard Cancer Fund.

The mini-chopper has an estimated value of $10,000. All costs for parts, assembly and painting have been donated by friends of Dan Buzard from his graduating class at Portales High School or have been supplied by sponsors. Anyone with questions regarding the mini-chopper or the fund-raiser should contact Ron Knowles at (505) 760-5311.