2003 Illinois 4-H Partner Awards
Illinois 4-H Honors Cargill with Partnership Award
Cargill received the 2003 Illinois 4-H Partnership award for their long-term support of the Illinois 4-H program. Cargill was recognized during the 4-H Brunch of Champions recognition at the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Library, part of the Salute to Agriculture festivities on the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana campus on Saturday, September 27.
Cargill has supported many programs for Illinois 4-H youth, including work force preparation, biotechnology, crops and farm safety. The company has also provided local staff time and resources for educational programs and local fairs.
“We are
honored to receive this Partnership Award from 4-H,” said Doug Childers,
farm service group manager Cargill AgHorizons located in Tuscola, Illinois.
“Cargill appreciates the good work 4-H is doing to help prepare
our youth by building leadership skills and promoting life-long learning.
Their work is vital to our future.”
In 1997, 1998 and 1999, a $10,000 Cargill grant coordinated through the National 4-H Council was used to create and implement the 4-H Cargill Career Camps. University of Illinois Extension units in Cook, Will and Kankakee counties coordinated the camps to teach youth skills needed for today’s work force. Campers visited Cargill locations in Chicago, Bloomington, Burns Harbor, St. Anne and Lockport as part of the program where Cargill staff presented sessions on career exploration.
For
the past three years more than 300 youth have participated in the Illinois
4-H Biotechnology Camp, which was initially funded by Cargill through
the National 4-H Council. Cargill also provides a staff member to talk
to campers about the role of biotechnology in their industry.
4-H is the largest out-of-school educational program for youth in the United States. 4-H seeks to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, forming attitudes, and developing life skills that will enable them to become caring, competent, and contributing members of society. In Illinois 383,654 youth participate in 4-H and other youth programs of University of Illinois Extension. About 28,000 adult volunteers assist in the programming. For more information about 4-H in Illinois, visit: http://www.4-H.uiuc.edu.
Cargill, Incorporated is an international marketer, processor and distributor
of agricultural, food, financial and industrial products and services
with 98,000 employees in 61 countries. The company provides distinctive
customer solutions in supply chain management, food applications, and
health and nutrition.
L-R: Pennie Crinion, Interim Assistant Dean and Director, Illinois 4-H Youth Development; Doug Childers, Farm Service Group Manager, Cargill AgHorizons; and Sheri Seibold, Extension Specialist, State 4-H Office
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4-H Partners
with Farm Credit Services
of Illinois
Farm Credit Services of Illinois received the 2003 Illinois 4-H Partnership award for their investment in the future and long-term support of the Illinois 4-H program. Farm Credit Services was recognized during the 4-H Brunch of Champions recognition at the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Library, part of the Salute to Agriculture festivities on the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana campus on Saturday, September 27.
"4-H'ers
are our customers of tomorrow," said Ron Frenn, President and CEO
of Farm Credit Services of Illinois.
Farm Credit Services of Illinois supports many 4-H county fairs by providing savings bonds, meals for volunteers, caps, and other promotional items to 4-H youth. The organization’s 140 employees in 23 offices spend numerous hours volunteering time with the 4-H program. One favorite activity is taking photographs of 4-H'ers showing their livestock and then giving the photos to the 4-Hers.
Champaign-based Farm Credit Services of Illinois recently received an overall customer satisfaction level of 98.5% in its 2003 Customer Service Quality Survey. The score is the highest in the history of the organization.
4-H is the largest out-of-school educational program for youth in the United States. 4-H seeks to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, forming attitudes, and developing life skills that will enable them to become caring, competent, and contributing members of society. In Illinois 383,654 youth participate in 4-H and other youth programs of University of Illinois Extension. About 28,000 adult volunteers assist in the programming. For more information about 4-H in Illinois, visit: http://www.4-H.uiuc.edu.
Farm
Credit Services of Illinois serves over 7,500 farmers throughout the southern
60 counties of Illinois, and has over $1.2 billion dollars in total assets.
FCS specializes in agricultural lending for real estate, machinery and
operating expenses, and provides related services such as crop insurance,
term life insurance and rural home loan financing.
Farm Credit Services of Illinois is the branch that once was the first-ever PCA in the country, established in 1933. Farm Credit is the merger between what was both PCA and Federal Land Bank. The Federal Land Bank was founded in 1916.
L-R: Pennie Crinion, Interim Assistant Dean and Director, Illinois 4-H Youth Development; Ron Frenn, President and CEO, Farm Credit Services of Illinois; Peggy Kaye Fish, Marketing Director, Farm Credit; and Sharon Petefish, Extension Specialist, State 4-H Office
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