Phoebe Ryder has been crowned the 2022 Isa Rodeo Community Quest Champion.
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Ms Ryder tool out the award at Saturday night's glamourous Bell and Moir Toyota Rodeo Arena Ball, in the red dirt of the Mount Isa Rodeo Arena.
"The entrants' involvement throughout the community and the events they would hold and their appearance at schools was, and still is, something I adore. Now, I can give back to our community and the Mount Isa Ladies Auxiliary Club, which provides funds to support our hospital wards," Ms Ryder said.
"In such a challenging time, I believe it is important to support our healthcare system and our community. I hope this makes a difference in our community and shows other young people that taking on big opportunities should happen more often."
Mount Isa nurse Phoebe's charity of choice was the Mount Isa Hospital Auxiliary.
Meanwhile Tammy James was crowned the 2022 Isa Rodeo Community Quest Charity Champion raising much needed funds for Cancer House Mount Isa.
A passionate Mount Isa local and mother of three, Tammy James has lived in Mount Isa for 25 years and supported the Rodeo Quest for a long time from the sidelines through her position as CEO of the ADG Group.
"Last year I decided that even though life is crazy now, I didn't want to support from the sidelines anymore - I wanted to get more involved," Ms James said.
"There are so many unsung heroes within the Cancer House who work tirelessly for this invaluable local charity, and I am here to help," she said.
Tammy raised $102,233.94 and in doing so set a new record, beating Tony 'Tonka' Toholke's legendary record set in 2019 of $101,854.48.
The total raised by the 2022 Isa Rodeo Community Quest is $146,444.37.
Natalie Flecker, CEO Isa Rodeo Limited said seeing Tonka's fundraising record broken brought joy to everyone's faces and hearts, including Tonka.
"The Community Quest is a huge part of the Mount Isa Mines Rodeo; it's the heart of the event where the community rallies and ultimately reaps the reward," Ms Flecker said.
"This is where the rodeo family shines, and last night at the Bell and Moir Toyota Rodeo Arena Ball it was a spectacular result."
The Isa Rodeo thanked Lee and Linda Pullman from Bell and Moir Toyota, naming rights partners.
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Derek Barry
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth.
