Reynoldsburg, Ohio—Genex
Cooperative, Inc., Shawano, Wis., has added its support to the AJCA Scholarship
Funds endowment with a donation of $1,500 for the opportunity to own the No. 1
lithograph print of “Wide Load Ahead.”
The announcement was made by
Angie Coburn, Dairy Procurement Specialist for Genex, at the opening of The 55th
All American Jersey Sale held November 4, 2007 in Louisville, Ky.
David Chamberlain, President of
the American Jersey Cattle Association, and Neal Smith, Executive Secretary and
CEO, were on hand to accept the contribution and in turn present the framed
print to Coburn and Genex Area Program Consultant Lowell Stevens.
1 is the NAAB marketing code
number assigned to Genex Cooperative, which was created from a series of mergers
of A.I. organizations including 21st Century Genetics, Noba, Inc., and Eastern
A.I. Cooperative. Thus its consolidated history includes the influential Jersey
bulls Observer Chocolate Soldier; Vaucluse Sleeping Surville, the first of the
high genetic merit, unproven bulls to be sold in The All American Sale; and MVF
Bold Venture Daniel, among others.
Genex is under the umbrella of
Cooperative Resources International (CRI), which in 1993 became the nation’s
first agricultural holding cooperative. Its other subsidiaries are Central
Livestock Association and AgSource Cooperative Services. Their collective
mission is “To provide products and services as effectively as possible to
maximize the profitability of members and customers worldwide while maintaining
a strong cooperative.”
The AJCA Scholarship Program
provides financial support for Jersey youth enrolled in colleges or universities
or, in some cases, youth seeking hands-on experience in the development and
management of Registered Jersey™ cattle.
The scholarships are paid from
permanent endowments administered by the American Jersey Cattle Association.
Contributions to these funds are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as
501(c)(3) tax deductible charitable gifts.
Nearly $17,500 has been raised
from sales of limited-edition lithograph and giclée prints of “Wide Load
Ahead,” commissioned in October of 2006 for the exclusive benefit of the AJCA
Scholarship Funds.
For more information on
purchasing prints or making special gifts to the funds, contact the AJCA
Development Department, 6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362, phone
614/861-3636.
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Cutline: Jersey juniors
from across the United States, representing the wide array of interests served
by the national Jersey youth development program, joined Angie Coburn and Lowell
Stevens of Genex Cooperative for the presentation of the #1 signed and numbered
lithograph print of “Wide Load Ahead” in appreciation of Genex’s $1,500
contribution to the AJCA Scholarship Funds.