Commercial Chaos for a Cure 2021 Raises Record Amount

A record $35,000 was raised by Commercial Chaos for a Cure this year! AMAZING!! We are grateful for their continued support - they have raised $139,000 over the past 8 years helping us to provide the most advanced cancer treatment in the region with the most state-of-the-art technology.

This year's generous proceeds will help us fund the purchase of a new leading-edge PET Scanner. Positron emission tomography (PET) is an important tool in the diagnosis and staging of cancer, including re-staging throughout treatment.

Commercial Chaos for a Cure was started after Paul Schelling, a Sioux Center native who owned a trucking company, was diagnosed with stage 2 cancer in his 20’s. Once in recovery, he along with his family and friends wanted to find a way to spread awareness about cancer and give back to the June E. Nylen Cancer Center where he had his treatment. And thus, their unique fundraising event was born and has been growing each year.

This year’s schedule, in partnership with the Tri-State Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society (ATHS) and Sanborn’s Railroad Days, included a semi truck pull, tractor pull, pickup pull, burger feed, and fireworks with light show on Friday evening and a truck show and bobtail semi poker run on Saturday. Yesterday Memories & Truck Memories Museum was open on Saturday. Saturday after the poker run, there was a jake brake contest and then a pulled pork dinner provided by Spark BBQ as well as the drawing and announcement of the raffle winners.

THANK YOU to the Commercial Chaos’ organizers, sponsors, participants, and all who helped make the 2 days of activities a huge, “rolling coal with a goal” success! We appreciate your investment in the June E. Nylen Cancer Center and the patients we serve as well as your belief that our community deserves to have the best cancer treatment technology close to home. Some photos are below, but see videos and additional photos at the Commercial Chaos for a Cure Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/convoy4cure.