Bloomington, Illinois
September 20, 2007
The FS Seed Division of
GROWMARK recently renewed its commitment to Illinois Ag in
the Classroom programs with a check for more than $50,000. The
check was presented to IAA Foundation chairman Philip Nelson at
a ceremony held September 20, 2007 in Bloomington.
“Many children have lost the connection to the farm and aren’t
aware that real people grow the food that ends up on their
plates at the dinner table, and that real people raise the corn
and soybeans and other products that are turned into the
renewable fuels that run their parents’ cars and other
vehicles,” said Bill Davisson, CEO of GROWMARK, the regional
agricultural supply and grain marketing cooperative comprised of
FS member cooperatives. “Through the Illinois Ag in the
Classroom program, we’re working to make sure they know where
their food and related products come from.”
FS Seed Division has provided annual contributions to the
Illinois Ag in the Classroom program since 2003. One-half of the
donation is used for direct grants administered by FS member
cooperatives at the local level. This year’s contribution brings
the four-year total to nearly $235,000.
The IAA Foundation was established in 1987 to support
educational, research and charitable activities which benefit
agriculture, Illinois farm families, and county Farm Bureaus.
Illinois Ag in the Classroom provides agriculture-based
curricula for K-8 students and teacher training. The IAA
Foundation supports Illinois Ag in the Classroom programs
through a variety of annual fundraising and donations such as
the one from FS Seed.
GROWMARK is a regional cooperative providing
agriculture-related products and services and grain marketing in
the Midwest. FS brand farm supplies and related services are
also marketed to farmers in the northeastern United States and
Ontario, Canada through local GROWMARK member cooperatives, and
by GROWMARK subsidiaries. More information is available at
www.growmark.com.
For more information, contact your local FS member cooperative.
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