Sept. 29, 2015
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Jena McRell, digital editor, at 816-383-5100 or jmcrell@angusjournal.com; or
Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president, at 816-383-5100 or mjenkins@angusfoundation.org
Bid Online, Support the Angus Foundation
AngusAuctions.com live auction for an elite bred Angus heifer, donated by Nichols Farms, and the Association’s 18 millionth animal registration number.
The Angus Foundation’s Supporter Recognition Event this November will feature two outstanding sale offerings to benefit the organization’s youth, education and research initiatives — an elite bred Angus heifer and claim to the Association’s 18 millionth animal registration number.
Both will be sold the evening of Monday, Nov. 2, and AngusAuctions.com will broadcast the event live online. Bidders from across the country can contribute to this one-of-a-kind opportunity to support the Angus Foundation. Visit the website to set up a free account and view details on upcoming sales and events.
Through an Angus Foundation Board-approved sale, an elite bred Angus heifer, Nichols Lula B14 (AAA Reg. #17971576), donated by Nichols Farms will be auctioned with all proceeds used to start a research endowment in Dave Nichols’ honor. Go online to angusfoundation.org to view a video of the bred heifer.
Nichols, from Bridgewater, Iowa, is a longtime supporter and current member of the American Angus Association Board of Directors. This fall, Nichols will be inducted into one of the livestock industry’s most prestigious honors, the Saddle & Sirloin Club Portrait Gallery in Louisville, Ky. To celebrate that occasion and Nichols’ desire to help advance the Angus Foundation’s beef cattle research efforts, the “Dave Nichols Beef Cattle Research Fund” will be established through the Angus Foundation.
For those Angus history enthusiasts and collectors of Angus memorabilia, there will also be an auction for the American Angus Association’s 18 millionth animal registration number. Proceeds from this sale will benefit the Angus Foundation’s mission to support Angus youth, education and research.
The Angus Foundation’s Supporter Recognition Event is an annual celebration to recognize supporters who have contributed $250 or more throughout the current fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2014-Sept. 30, 2015). This year’s event will take place at 6 p.m., Nov. 2, at the Sheraton Hotel, Overland Park, Kan., in conjunction with the 2015 Angus Means Business National Convention & Trade Show. There’s still time to submit a donation to the Angus Foundation, for anyone interested in attending.
You can guarantee your reservation to the 2015 Supporter Recognition Event by making your gift of $250 or more by Sept. 30 online by Visa® or MasterCard®. Visit www.angusfoundation.org and click “Donate Online” on the home page. Gifts can also be mailed to the Angus Foundation, 3201 Frederick Ave., St. Joseph, MO 64506.
About Angus Foundation
The Angus Foundation was established in 1980 as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization to support Angus education, youth and research. To learn more about the Angus Foundation and the programs it supports, call the Angus Foundation at 816-383-5100 or go to www.angusfoundation.org.
ANGUS MEANS BUSINESS. The American Angus Association is the nation’s largest beef breed organization, serving nearly 25,000 members across the United States and Canada. It provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on the power of Angus to produce quality genetics for the beef industry and quality beef for consumers.
For more information about Angus cattle and the American Angus Association’s programs and services, visit www.ANGUS.org.
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