(NationalDayoftheCowboy.com) - TJ Casey and
Martin Guitar & Company have teamed up to support the work of the
National Day of the Cowboy nonprofit organization.
Martin has donated one of its famous "Little Martin" XLM Series Acoustic Guitars to TJ, to be raffled for the benefit of the recently formed Cowboy and Western heritage focused organization.
TJ, who is a multi-talented Western singer, songwriter, and Cowboy poet, is an official spokesperson for the National Day of the Cowboy Organization. Casey also teaches Western heritage and Cowboy culture to young cowboys and cowgirls, helping them connect to Western roots by working with them in clinics and teaching them how to be safe around horses. Along with the clinic, he teaches ranch roping, cattle handling, horseshoeing, and horsemanship. With the help of several arts councils and 4-H, TJ also has the opportunity to teach Cowboy poetry in the classroom.
For well over a century and a half, the Martin Guitar Company has been continuously producing acoustic instruments that are acknowledged to be the finest in the world. Many well known Country and Western artists are on the roster of Martin & Company's illustrious clientele, such as Gene Autry, Michael Martin Murphy, Marty Robbins, Dwight Yoakam, Dolly Parton, Will Rogers and Willie Nelson, to name a few.
The First National Day of the Cowboy was proclaimed by the United States Senate as July 23, 2005. The Second Annual National Day of the Cowboy will be July 22, 2006, once the 2006 resolution passes. The mission of the National Day of the Cowboy Organization is to contribute to the preservation of America's Cowboy heritage so that the history and culture which the National Day of the Cowboy honors, can be shared and perpetuated for the public good, through education, the arts, celebrations, gatherings, rodeos, and community activities.
Raffle tickets for the Martin will be five dollars each or 5 for $20 and the winning ticket will, of course, be drawn on the Second Annual National Day of the Cowboy, July 22, 2006! Tickets are available for purchase through TJ's website, www.tjcasey.net/guitarraffle.htm or they may be purchased directly from TJ at any of his personal appearances or a check may be sent to P O Box 31676, Billings, MT 59101.
