July 29, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kelli Armbruster, (816) 383-5175, karmbruster@angus.org
Angus Foundation Silent Auction Has Something for Everyone
Angus supporters of all ages came together at the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 11-17, in Denver, Colo., to support the 2010 Angus Foundation Silent Auction. The event grossed more than $7,800 in proceeds benefiting the FoundationÕs education, youth and research activities. Individual donors and state Angus associations contributed 72 items to the 15th annual auction.
ÒGenerous support from Angus breeders, Angus youth and friends from allied industry enabled the Angus Foundation to enjoy a very productive and prosperous week at the NJAS,Ó said Foundation President Milford Jenkins. ÒThe silent auction fundraiser is always a popular activity for NJAS attendees, young and old alike, as hundreds of bids were placed on the various items.Ó
RockinÕ Cross Ranch, owned by the Ward family of Woodward, Okla., purchased the top-selling item for $875, semen package of five units of EXAR Lutton 1831. Donated by Ethan, Hannah and Ester McCabe of Elk City, Kan., this package was also the highest-selling item donated by junior Angus members.
The Fitzgerald brothers, Bryce and Brody, of West Grove, Pa., tied the Ward family in total dollars spent for a great cause with their purchase of four items including one-of-a-kind Angus memorabilia.
Individual Angus supporters and state Angus associations also generously donated other items to the silent auction, including original items made by youth members of the National Junior Angus Association (NJAA), assorted gift baskets, jewelry and various Angus collectibles.
From its inception in 1995, the silent auction has grown annually as a fundraiser that generates unrestricted financial support for various activities sponsored by the Angus Foundation, such as the Raising the Bar Conference, CattlemenÕs Boot Camp, bovine marbling research, and undergraduate and graduate scholarships.
All buyers and donors of auction items will be recognized for their support in the Angus FoundationÕs Vision of Value: Campaign for Angus that now stands at more than $6.2 million raised toward the goal of $11 million by Dec. 31, 2011.
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 how you, too, can support the campaign, call (816) 383-5100 or go to www.angusfoundation.org.
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Buyers
12 Star Ranch – Gramercy, LA
April Valley Farms - Leavenworth, KS
Karen Armbruster – Burlington, OK
Abbie Bartenslager – Lewisburg, WV
Tamara Becker – Carrington, ND
Briarwood Angus Farms – Butler, MO
Tom Burke – Smithville, MO
Cheyenne Cattle Co. – Franklinton, LA
Country Fresh Meats – Ringle, WI
Country Lane Farms, Inc. – Ringle, WI
Keegan Cassady – Mahomet, IL
Kevin Cassady – Ancona, IL
Kody Cassady – Mahomet, IL
CDC Farm – Lafayette, IL
Jacob and Megan Cole – Bolckow, MO
Jordan Cox – Trenton, NC
Dennis Delaney/Vita Ferm – St. Joseph, MO
Gretchen Ettredge – Stephenville, TX
Lori Fink – Randalph, KS
Fitzgerald Brothers – West Grove, PA
Glaess Farms – Cannon Falls, MN
June Hagenbuch – Lawrence, KS
Todd and Shauna Hermel – St. Joseph, MO
Hollman Angus – Hallam, NE
Sara Holvoet –Wever, IA
Houks Angus – Blakesburg, IA
HR Angus – Nine Mile Falls, WA
Jacobson Angus – Brighton, CO
Kim Johnson – Beaver, OK
Scott Johnson – St. Joseph, MO
Jorgensen Angus – Exeter, NE
Myron Kennedy – Brookeville, MD
Bruce and Cara Kiesewetter – Letts, IA
Will Kiesewetter – Letts, IA
Eldon and Louisa Krebs – Gordon, NE
Savannah Levisay – Creston, CA
Miriam Lewis – Walstonburg, NC
Long Lane Works, LLC – Rockford, WA
M Bar M Cattle Co. – Novinger, MO
McCurry Angus Ranch – Burrton, KS
Haley Rieff – Stillwater, OK
Christina and Victoria Ritter – Laytonsville, MD
Rockin' Cross Ranch – Woodward, OK
Saddle River Ranch – Jones, OK
Scharpe Angus – Westminster, CO
Gordon and Anne Patton Schubert – Taylorsville, KY
Jake and Kami Scott – Gordon, NE
Swanson Angus Ranch – Durant, IA
TC Ranch – Franklin, NE
Timber Line Ranch – Belgrade, MT
TRAYLS Angus – Hutchinson, KS
Williams Flying V Angus – Idalou, TX
Donors
12 Star Ranch – Gramercy, LA
2010 NJAS
American Angus Assn.
Angus Foundation
Arkansas Junior Angus Assn.
C. J. Brown – Lindenwood, IL
Tom Burke – Smithville, MO
Circle E Farms – Pilot Point, TX
Dino Cornay – Folsom, NM
Gretchen Ettredge – Stephenville, TX
Greiman Family Angus
Jake Grove – Davie, FL
Hillside Angus – Pierce City, MO
Martha Holshouser – Gold Hill, NC
Robert Hosto – Alhambra, IL
Dean and Gloria Hurlbut – St. Joseph, MO
Illinois Junior Angus Assn.
Iowa Junior Angus Assn.
Jorgensen Angus – Exeter, NE
Kansas Angus Auxiliary
Kansas Junior Angus Assn.
KeCo Farm – Loranger, LA
Kentucky Junior Angus Assn.
Mark and Anne Lampe – Scott City, KS
Little Cedar Cattle Co. – Beaverton, MI
Louisiana Junior Angus Assn.
Maryland Junior Angus Assn.
Hannah, Ethan and Esther McCabe – Elk City, KS
Michigan Junior Angus Assn.
Nebraska Junior Angus Assn.
Ohio Junior Angus Assn.
Oregon Junior Angus Assn.
Pennsylvania Junior Angus Assn.
Jerry and Ada Pfeiffer – Orlando, OK
Kevin and Michelle Rieff – Bentonville, AR
Bill Rush – St. Joseph, MO
Showstyx – Ethel, LA
Singletree Angus – Charlotte, MI
Sterzick Farm – Lowell, MI
South Dakota Angus Auxiliary
South Dakota Junior Angus Assn.
Shelia Stannard – St. Joseph, MO
Steve and Kris Sticken – Bolckow, MO
Tennessee Junior Angus Assn.
Wisconsin Junior Angus Assn.
