Holstein Foundation Raises $lO,OOO To Benefit Dairy Youth BRATTLEBORO, Vt. With leadership from the Holstein Foundation Board of Trustees, $10,400 was raised in contribu tions and pledges to purchase an animal at the National Holstein Convention Sale in Boise, Idaho on June 21. Over 40 generous individuals joined together and pledged/con tributed a total of $10,400 to the Holstein Foundation to purchase an animal at the sale. Norlis Cleo Mandel was purchased with the pledges and contributions for $lO,OOO and then resold to Rich ard Jordan of Idaho for $lO,OOO, with all proceeds going to the Hol stein Foundation to support a new program, Dairy Knowledge Jeo pardy Contest. Dairy Knowledge Jeopardy Contest is being developed to pro vide programming for dairy youth ages 9 - 13, broadening the age DFA Spurs Industry Support of Dairy Relief Inc., Global Hunger Relief Today’s preoccupation with producing more milk, developing new dairy products and mak ing the bottom line work, sometimes causes us to lose sight of real needs. In February, Dairy Relief Inc. (DRI), a nonprofit organization, was formed to help bile-’ viate world hunger by ''MI‘J ‘1 1(. K'O.I <>l population served by Holstein Foundation programs. The pro gram format will be modeled after the popular television program. Jeopardy. Furthermore, dairy youth can compete as individuals from states where they may not have a large enough population to field a dairy bowl team. The pro gram will enable youth to begin at an early age to hone and develop their dairy knowledge through study and preparation for the con test Dairy Knowledge Jeopardy will also serve as good preparation for those dairy youth who go on to participate on dairy bowl teams. The Dairy Knowledge Jeopardy program will provide opportuni ties for dairy youth to leant life skills such as critical thinking, de cision-making, problem solving and communications. Plans are being developed to launch the pro gram at the All-breeds convention in Madison, Wisconsin scheduled providing dairy products for humanitarian aid. With its first major grant of $50,000 from Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) and additional support from other dairy and agricultural organiza tions, DRI immediately began fulfilling its mission of relief here and abroad. Its efforts included: for March 2000. The Mandel daughter purch ased in the sale by the Holstein Foundation was owned by Amy Hagenow of Reedsville, Wiscon sin. The dry Junior Three-Year- Old had a very successful show season last year, being first Junior at World Dairy Expo along with first place Junior Two-Year-Old at the Grand National Junior Hol stein Show. She went on to be named the Reserve Junior All- American Junior Two-Year-Old. Hagenow has been heavily involv ed in dairy youth programs, both in the state of Wisconsin and on the National Level, where she was recently named a Distinguished Junior Member. She is currently serving in a summer internship position with the Holstein Foundation headquartered in Brat tleboro, Vermont with an empha sis on youth and communications programs. PAID ADVERTISEMENT • Establishing a grant to the Mennonite Central Committee of Akron, Pa., for delivery of nearly 7,500 pounds of nonfat milk powder to schools on the strife-tom West Bank of Palestine; • Delivering approxi mately 20,000 pounds of buttermilk powder to Cornell Wine , Brew Lab Benefits From Gala Dinner GENEVA, N.Y. The Gala Dinner and Wine Country Auction conducted early March to benefit the Cornell Vinification and Brewing Technology Laboratory under construction at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y. was a success. “The event went far better than we expected,” said FS&T chairman Mark McLellan. “Over $14,000 was raised after expens es and everybody had a good time.” Many Geneva staff and facul ty were in attendance, as were central New York winemakers, brewmasters, business people, politicians, and Geneva nota bles. “The representation was broader than last year, and even though we had fewer attendees than last year, we raised more cash from the auction,” said Global Bridges, a Texas based charity, for ship ment to needy North Koreans for bread roll production; • Shipping more than 39,900 pounds of nonfat dry milk to Honduran hurricane victims. (This DRI donation was made possible with the assistance of the David Livmgstone/K.U.R.E. Foundation ) “We’ve received contri butions from many sources,” says Tom Townsend, a retired dairy industry executive who serves as DRI vice presi dent and chief executive officer. “Those contribu tions, along with matching funds from Dairy Farmers of America, have made it possible for DRI to make product purchases and work with other humani tarian organizations to put dairy products where thev are needed most.” To date, DFA has matched more than $lOO,OOO in contributions and DRI has generated more than $260,000 for humanitarian relief. In coming months, DRI will focus on two fronts. “We’ll be assem bling additional shipments of dairy products and, at the same time, we will be actively seeking new donations,” Townsend says. “We plan to reach and exceed our initial fund-raising goals in order to purchase and ship dairy products to hungry and undernour ished people around the world. We hope this is only the beginning.” For more information about DRI or to make a tax-deductible contribu tion, contact Dairy Relief Inc., P.O. Box 1837, Springfield, MO 65801- 1837, or talk to your local DFA representative. *I l "if • ' ' ,lif ri -v»-$