http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/betsy+the+tractor IrishCentral betsy the tractor en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/betsy-the-tractor-visits-yonkers-after-2297-milles-from-la-to-chicago-176796711.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/betsy-the-tractor-visits-yonkers-after-2297-milles-from-la-to-chicago-176796711.html Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:15:56 PDT By Brendan Charles On Sunday, October 21, the Kerry Hall in Yonkers, New York hosted a charitable fundraiser for the Irish Cancer Society The event, coordinated by Kerryman Kevin Curran and his team of drivers and mechanics, coincided with Betsy the Tractor’s recent tour of AmericaCurran, whose wife died from breast cancer, hoped that the tractor’s vintage appearance would inspire nostalgia among the local Irish community“Make a few [dollars] for the cancer association, that’s what all this is about,” said Curran READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/betsy-the-tractor-visits-the-stadium-bar-in-south-boston-175650591.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/roots/irish-community-connections/betsy-the-tractor-visits-the-stadium-bar-in-south-boston-175650591.html Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:01:13 PDT Betsy the Tractor is on a mission She is making a charity run from Los Angeles to Chicago to aid in cancer research The tractor, originally traveling through Ireland for the same cause, will drive 2,422 miles across America's Route 66 during the month of OctoberThis drive is being taken as a way to aid Cancer Research, and in memory of Eileen Curran, the wife of driver Kevin Curran, one of six drivers who will cover the route READ MORE ]]>