Photos from the 2024 Harvest

The Harvest was an intimate evening shared with friends and colleagues, consisting of great food and entertainment, encouraging the philanthropy of donors who support the Moore County Health Foundation.

The Harvest was held Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 6:00pm-9:00pm at the Hacienda Garcia Event Center located at 839 North Dumas Ave in Dumas, TX. 

The evening included a catered sit-down dinner, silent auction, and entertainment by Cooder Graw.

The Harvest remained pink this year; continuing in the fight against Breast Cancer.  The goal was $150,000 for the purchase of breast cancer specific surgical equipment for the benefit of Moore County community residents.

Thanks to the generous support of the Moore County community, the 2024 Harvest was a success!  The goal was met and the breast cancer equipment was purchased for use by Dr. Steven Agle, Surgical Oncologist, at Moore County General Surgery.

Cooder Graw barreled out of the gate in 1997 in the heat of the uprising Texas and Red Dirt music revolution. No shortage of excitement on stage, their unpredictable live show and hard-charging, guitar-driven sound – uniquely branded “loud country” – coupled with that enigmatic yet unforgettable name, set Cooder Graw firmly among the landmark acts that built the Texas music machine around the turn of the millennium.

From modest beginnings playing covers at the Golden Light Cantina in Amarillo, the band – including lead singer/songwriter and rhythm guitarist Matt Martindale, lead guitar Kelly Turner, and Paul Baker on bass guitar – quickly earned a loyal fan base and in 1998 released their debut album, Home at the Golden Light, which credits Matthew McConaughey, a fraternity brother of Martindale, as executive producer.

Cooder Graw toured relentlessly for most of a decade, playing 200 dates a year at many of the finest venues across the Southwest, and by the end of 2006 the road weary band was feeling the toll of living their songs nightly and longing for home. They played a final show at The Horseman Club in Fort Worth on New Year’s Eve and announced they would stop touring indefinitely. After a six-year hiatus, the group came together in 2012 for what was expected to be a short reunion tour but the Cooder fan base is as fervent as ever and the band is enjoying a relaxed touring schedule without expectations, having a good time playing well-worn songs and writing new ones.

- Excerpts from Cooder Graw’s website