August 4, 2009
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Angus Foundation Silent Auction Has Something for Everyone
Angus supporters of all ages came together at the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) in Perry, Georgia, to support the 2009 Angus Foundation Silent Auction July 20-25, which grossed more than $9,600 in proceeds benefiting the Foundation’s education, youth and research activities. Individual donors and state Angus associations contributed 71 items to the 14th annual auction.
“Generous support from Angus breeders, Angus youth and friends from allied industry enabled the Angus Foundation to enjoy a very productive and prosperous week at the NJAS,” said Foundation President Milford Jenkins. “The silent auction fundraiser is always a popular activity for NJAS attendees, young and old alike, as hundreds of bids were placed on the various items.”
Bob and Jeannie Smith of Elysian Fields, Texas, purchased the top-selling item for $1,100, a wooden carving of an Angus steer, sold at auction to benefit the exhibitor of the 1985 Grand Champion Overall Angus steer both live and carcass at the NAILE in Louisville, Kentucky. Donated and exquisitely carved by Loren Schlipf of
A semen package donated by Hannah McCabe of Elk City, KS, featuring 5 units of EXAR Lutton 1831, was the second high selling item at $800. This package was also the highest selling item donated by a junior Angus member. The package was purchased by Bob and Jeannie Smith. The Smith’s were the volume buyers at this year’s auction, donating $2,400 to support the activities of the Angus Foundation.
The third high selling item was a framed and signed print of Frank Champion Murphy’s pastel sketch “The Angus Breed is Launched in the United States of America.” Also included was a first-class 8-cent postage stamp issued in 1973 that commemorated the same artwork and the 100th anniversary of the importation of Angus cattle into the
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 Raising the Bar Conference, Cattlemen’s Boot Camp, bovine marbling research, undergraduate and graduate scholarships.
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 Angus Foundation at 816-383-5100 or go to www.angusfoundation.org.
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2009 Silent Auction Buyers
Grace Farms –
Jason Andrews -
Kelli Armbruster -
Abbie Bartenslager –
Country Lane Farm –
Dick and Diane Beck –
Linda Brost –
American Angus Hall of Fame –
Jessica Clarke - Rocky Ridge, MD
Daniel and Tami Clopton –
Cole Farms -
J&A Farms –
Hilyer Farms –
Hidden Lane Farm -
Lantz & Dickinson Angus –
Walridge Farms –
Gretchen Ettredge -
Lisnageer Farms –
Katrina
Joe Fulbright – Vale, NC
Full Day
Maple Crest Farms –
Harward Sisters –
Chuck and Krista Hayes –
Dry Creek Farm –
Jimmy Jasper –
Klaire Jorgensen –
Kellen Jorgensen –
Triple 3 Bar S Angus -
Tim Marshall –
McCarville Show Stock -
Erin McCaskill - IL
Susan Merriman –
Crabapple Cove –
Sally Moritz - IL
Jeff Moseley – Eclectic, AL
Dave Mullins - White Post, VA
Bob and Lisa Norton -
Philip Paramore –
Billy Peacock –
R. Roy Petteway -
William and Susan Pooton –
Todd and Anna Pugh –
Kevin Rose –
Chris and Amber Roussel –
Gordon and Anne Schubert –
BSJ Farms - Elysian Fields, TX
Kyle Strawson -
Steve and Nancy Thelen – Saline, MI
TC Ranch –
Bill Widerman -
2009 Silent Auction Donors
Joshua Scott Ke Co Farm –
American Angus Association
American Angus Auxiliary Cookoff
George Benjamin – Agribuckle –
Gretchen Ettredge -
Mike and Barbara Ettredge -
Little Cedar Cattle Co. –
Georgia Junior Angus Association
Holshouser Farm -
Dean and Gloria Hurlbut -
Jarrell Angus –
Kiani S Angus -
Triple 3 Bar S Angus -
Hannah McCabe -
Zack and Victoria Morris –
Jerry and
Chris and Amber Roussel –
Bill Rush -
Joshua Scott - Ke Co Farm – Loranger, LA
Steve and Kris Sticken -
Turner Angus Farm –
Wood Angus - Holly Pond, AL