July 24, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Holly Martin, director of communications
816-383-5143
hmartin@angus.org
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Cutline: The annual Angus Foundation silent auction was held July 1-5 in conjunction with the 2024 National Junior Angus Show in Madison, Wis. The Madtown Cornhole Boards were just one of the amazing items offered in this year’s auction.
Nearly $16,000 raised for Angus Foundation
Annual silent auction raises funds to support Angus Foundation’s mission.
Education, youth and research — the principles of the Angus Foundation — will be furthered thanks to another successful silent auction, held in conjunction with the 2024 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) in Madison, Wisconsin.
The auction raised nearly $16,000 in unrestricted funds to aid the Foundation’s mission. Funds raised will support numerous scholarships, conferences and research projects.
“We greatly appreciate everyone’s support and dedication towards the silent auction,” said Jaclyn Boester, Angus Foundation executive director. “The great items offered this year helped the Angus Foundation have a very successful fundraiser for the Angus Fund to support its mission.”
Open from July 1-5 in person and online via the auction platform Angus Live, the auction featured 120 sale lots, ranging from gift baskets of state-themed products and a vintage Angus ad and catalogs to a fire pit and corn hole set.
The three top-selling items were:
1. Certified Angus Beef Kitchen Block Knife Set for $1,141
Donor: Certified Angus Beef
Buyer: Heritage Farm, Shelbyville, Ky.
2. “The Mists of Autumn” Framed Print for $781
Donor: Angus Foundation and American Angus Association
Buyer: Jonathan and Jackie Perry, Fayetteville, Tenn.
3. Madtown Cornhole Boards for $761
Donor: Missouri Junior Angus Association
Buyer: Country Lane Farms, Inc., Ringle, Wis.
2024 Angus Foundation Silent Auction Donors:
Alabama Junior Angus Association
Allison Davis - Shelbyville, Tenn.
Caitlyn Brandt - Brookings, S.D.
Certified Angus Beef
Chris and Carol Wojciechowski - Middlebrook, Va.
Circle A Farms - Cutler, Ohio
Circle E Farms - Pilot Point, Texas
Conrad Creations/Elizabeth Conrad - Waterloo, Ind.
Creative Signs by R&H - Bosworth, Mo.
CRV - Madison, Wis.
Curtis and Jaclyn Boester - Creal Springs, Ill.
Dean and Gloria Hurlbut - St. Joseph, Mo.
Destination Madison - Madison, Wis.
Don Trimmer - Baraboo, Wis.
Double S Angus - Albert Lea, Minn.
G2 Angus Live
Gazda The Brand/Taylor Gazda - Stillwater, Okla.
Georgia Angus Association
Ian's Pizza - Madison, Wis.
Jimmy Stickley - Columbus, Ohio
Julie Feeser - Savannah, Mo.
Kansas City Marriott Downtown - Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas Junior Angus Association
Lane Toledo - Visalia, Calif.
Louisiana Junior Angus Association
Mark Wyble - St. Joseph, Mo.
Maryland Junior Angus Association
Matt and Monica Jordan - Savannah, Mo.
Michigan Junior Angus Association
Minnesota Junior Angus Association
Missouri Junior Angus Association
National Junior Angus Board of Directors
Nebraska Junior Angus Association
Oklahoma Junior Angus Association
Pennsylvania Junior Angus Association
Rural Design Co. & Turning Point Angus - Berryville, Va.
Steve and Kris Sticken - Bolckow, Mo.
Tennessee Junior Angus Association
Texas Junior Angus Association
Triple 3 Bar S Angus - Scott City, Kan.
Tulsa Convention & Visitors Bureau - Tulsa, Okla.
Visit Fort Worth - Fort Worth, Texas
2024 Angus Foundation Silent Auction Buyers:
Aaron and Alaina Ingebritson - Hubbard, Iowa
Adams Angus Farm - Union Springs, Ala.
Allen and Teri Hays - Fair Grove, Mo.
American Angus Hall of Fame/Tom Burke - Smithville, Mo.
Amy Harris - Staunton, Va.
Andrew and Marcy Cooper - Amber, Colo.
APS Angus - Taylorsville, Ky.
Atkinson Farms Angus - Stillwater, Okla.
Austin Sanders - South Whitley, Ind.
Bailey Quam - Poynette, Wis.
Barry and Pamela Osborn - Saint Joseph, Mo.
Bobby and Allison Bagley - Staunton, Va.
Brandon and Bethany Kelly - Moberly, Mo.
Butch's Angus - Jackson, Mo.
Carter Angus Farm - Vermillion, S.D.
Cheyenne Hughes - Golden, Miss.
Circle G Angus - New Castle, Ky.
Circle K Cattle - Lewisburg, Tenn.
Circle M Farms LLC - Rockwall, Texas
Country Lane Farms, Inc. - Ringle, Wis.
Dawson Angus - Morocco, Ind.
Double "A" Angus - Dade City, Fla.
Everett Shaw - Bowie, Texas
Gary Cogle - Harpers Ferry, W.Va.
Heritage Farm - Shelbyville, Ky.
Hidden Valley Angus - Blacklick, Ohio
Hite-DuBois Cattle Company - Valley Center, Kan.
Hofing Performance Livestock Farm, LLC - Coatesville, Ind.
Horseshoe Ranch - Connell, Wash.
Houk's Angus - Blakesburg, Iowa
Jeff and Susan Rhode - Stewartsville, Mo.
Jeremy and Jenny Haag - Charlo, Mont.
Jim and Lori Stickley - Saint Paris, Ohio
Jimmy Stickley - Columbus, Ohio
John and Ashley Navinsky - Winchester, Kan.
Jonathan and Jackie Perry - Fayetteville, Tenn.
Jordan Davis-Cook - Cordell, Okla.
Jorgensen Farms - Exeter, Neb.
Josh and Sarah Nunn - Upton, Ky.
Justin Richardson - Stroud, Okla.
Keith and June Wood - Holly Pond, Ala.
Kurt and Arlene Schaff - Kansas City, Mo.
Landon Witt - Union, Mo.
Laughlin Angus - Guilford, Mo.
Little Cedar Cattle Company - Beaverton, Mich.
Madison Boyd - Topeka, Kan.
Maple Lawn Angus Farm - Milford, Ind.
Marda Angus Farms - Fitchburg, Wis.
Matt Inlow - Laotto, Ind.
Melissa Reese - Payette, Idaho
Michael and Paula Brown - Chuckey, Tenn.
Morgnec Farm - Chestertown, Md.
Newberry Farms LLC - Cedar Hill, Tenn.
North Camp Angus Ranch - Saint Ignatius, Mont.
Pape Ranch - Canyon Lake, Texas
Phillicia Howard - Savannah, Mo.
Riley Hetzel - Austin, Minn.
Rocking H Ranch - Lawrence, Kan.
S&R Angus - Weston, Wis.
Shea Walker - Toney, Ala.
Steve Weaver - Peoria, Ill.
Symons Family Farms LLC - Pearl River, La.
Talon Crest Farms - Winterset, Iowa
Tony Singleton - Dry Creek, La.
Trever and Krista Kuipers - Le Roy, Ill.
Triple 3 Bar S Angus - Scott City, Kan.
Troy and Yvette Boudreaux - Napoleonville, La.
Tyler and Kim Hill - Baldwin City, Kan.
Whitebreast Angus - Knoxville, Iowa
Will Harsh - Holdrege, Neb.
Will Wright - Fayetteville, Tenn.
Woltemath Angus Ranch - Olsburg, Kan.
To learn more about the Angus Foundation, visit https://www.angus.org/foundation.
View results of the 2024 NJAS, including shows, contests, awards and scholarships at www.njas.info. Additional coverage is also available on the NJAA social media channels and in the September issue of the Angus Journal.
— Written by Amber Wahlgren, Angus Communications
About the Angus Foundation
Established as a 501(c)(3) organization in 1980, the Angus Foundation remains focused on its mission to support Angus education, youth, and research. The organization has distributed more than $4.9 million in youth scholarships since 1998 and has also invested more than $1.3 million in beef cattle research in the past decade.
For more information, contact the Angus Foundation at 816-383-5100.
ANGUS MEANS BUSINESS. The American Angus Association® is the nation’s largest beef breed organization, serving more than 22,000 members across the United States, Canada and several other countries. It’s home to an extensive breed registry that grows by more than 300,000 animals each year. The Association also provides programs and services to farmers, ranchers and others who rely on 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, visit www.angus.org.
