July 22, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information contact:
Katie Allen, American Angus Foundation marketing and public relations assistant, at 816-383-5100 or kallen@angus.org; or
Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president, at 816-383-5100 or mjenkins@angusfoundation.org
Angus Foundation Silent Auction Raises $9,488 for Education, Youth and Research
Silent Auction proceeds will benefit the Vision of Value: Campaign for Angus, which aims to raise $11 million by the end of this year.
Angus supporters of all ages came together at the National Junior Angus Show in Harrisburg, Pa. to support the 2011 Angus Foundation Silent Auction July 13-16, which grossed $9,488 in proceeds benefiting the Foundation’s education, youth and research activities. Individual donors and state Angus associations contributed 68 items to the 16th annual auction.
“The Angus Foundation’s Silent Auction is always a fun and enjoyable activity, and it’s our pleasure to offer this fundraiser at the NJAS,” says Milford Jenkins, Angus Foundation president. “This activity, however, is made possibly only by the generous gifts of wonderful and creative auction items, followed of course by the bids placed on the items by our always supportive Angus youth, their parents and our many friends and guests at the NJAS. This collective effort by all involved is what makes the fundraiser successful with everyone feeling enormous satisfaction knowing they helped raise funds for our education, youth and research endeavors!”
Dick and Diane Beck of Senioa, Ga., purchased the top-selling item for $1,250. It was a framed print of Frank Champion Murphy’s pastel sketch “The Angus Breed is Launched in the United States of America.” F.C. Murphy had signed the print to Lyle Haring, a past regional manager for the American Angus Association. The item was donated by Just Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, Pa.
The second high-selling item was five straws of semen from the Angus bull Exar Lutton 1831, which was donated by Hannah and Ester McCabe of Elk City, Kan. Michael and Julie Whiteside of WF Angus, Queenstown, Md. were the winning bidders on this item for $900.
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 Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) Conference, Cattlemen’s Bootcamp and bovine genome mapping research.
A complete list of auction donors and buyers follows.
2011 Angus Foundation Auction Donors
Alabama Junior Angus Association
B5 Angus Ranch, Bentonville, Ark.
BOVANCE, Sioux Center, Iowa
Brandt Farms, Corning, Iowa
C.J. Brown, Lindenwood, Ill.
Carol Shoop, Dalmatia, Pa.
Circle E Farms, Pilot Point, Texas
Dean and Gloria Hurlbut, St. Joseph, Mo.
Endless Mountains Angus Farm, Meshoppen, Pa.
Frey Family Angus, Quarryville, Pa.
Hannah and Ester McCabe, Elk City, Kan.
Hillside Angus, Pierce City, Mo.
Holshouser Farm, Gold Hill, N.C.
Hosto Angus, Alhambra, Ill.
Illinois Junior Angus Association
Indiana Junior Angus Association
Just Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, Pa.
Kansas Junior Angus Association
Kentucky Junior Angus Association
Larrimore Family, Rising Sun, Md.
Louisiana Junior Angus Association
Maine Junior Angus Association
Mason Valley Cattle Co., Bentonville, Ark.
Michigan Junior Angus Association
Missouri Junior Angus Association
Nebraska Junior Angus Association
New England Angus Association
Ohio Junior Angus Association
Pennsylvania Junior Angus Association
Proud Souls Designs, Tallula, Ill.
Rains Angus and Nixon Farm, Mercer, Pa.
South Dakota Junior Angus Association
Steve and Kris Sticken, Bolckow, Mo.
Tennessee Junior Angus Association
The Bayer and Henderson Families, East Troy, Wis.
The Natural Vet, Unicoi, Tenn.
Weaverland Valley Farms, New Holland, Pa.
West Virginia Junior Angus Association
Wisconsin Junior Angus Association
2011 Angus Foundation Auction Buyers
12 Star Ranch, Gramercy, La.
Allison Dubs, Billings, Mont.
Apple Ridge Farm, Carlisle, Ky.
Back Creek, Mount Ulla, N.C.
Brandt Farms, Corning, Iowa
Briarwood Angus Farm, Butler, Mo.
Buffalo Trail Farm, Latimer, Iowa
Chris and Carol Wojciechowski, Middlebrook, Va.
Connor Orrock, Woodford, Va.
Country Lane Farms, Inc., Ringle, Wis.
Cranmer Angus Farm, Butler, Pa.
Curt and Tonya Painter, Hebron, Ohio
Dean Livestock, New Castle, Pa.
Debbie Antonio, Perry Hall, Md.
Dick and Diane Beck, Senoia, Ga.
Ewing Angus, Rushville, Ill.
Gordon and Anne Patton Schubert, Taylorsville, Ky.
Greiman Family Angus, Garner, Iowa
Gretchen Ettredge, Stephenville, Texas
Hayes Petroleum Co., Inc., Rangely, Colo.
Josh and Jennifer Winegarner, Amarillo, Texas
Just Enuff Angus, Bethlehem, Pa.
Katie Allen, Marceline, Mo.
Kaylyn Zeigler, Thomasville, Pa.
Knight Cattle Corp., Montpelier Station, Va.
Lazy Hog Inn, Gaithersburg, Md.
Locust Grove Farm, Middletown, Del.
Matt Mitchell, Reinholds, Pa.
McCabe Genetics, Elk City, Kan.
Mindemann Farms, Sullivan, Wis.
Misty Acres Farm, Drumore, Pa.
Monica Jordan, St. Joseph, Mo.
Mystic Hill Farms, Culpeper, Va.
Pfeiffer Farms, Orlando, Okla.
Pleasant View Farm, Hydes, Md.
Quintin Smith Family, Lebanon, Tenn.
Rains Angus, Mercer, Pa.
Southern View Farm, Leesburg, Va.
Steve and Kris Sticken, Bolckow, Mo.
The Grant Family, St. Joseph, Mo.
The Radcliffe Family, Schofield, Wis.
Turning Point Angus, Berryville, Va.
Valley Meadow Farm, Mill Creek, Pa.
WF Angus, Queenstown, Md.
Willow Branch Stock Farm, Bloomfield, Iowa
Wood Angus Farm, Holly Pond, Ala.
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 American Angus Association® at 816-383-5100 or go to www.angusfoundation.org.
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