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Lance Linares is Keynote Speaker for National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon Contact: Jess Brown, Executive Director Phone (831) 724-1356 Cell (831) 818-1193 141 Monte Vista Ave. Watsonville, CA 95076 sccfb@sbcglobal.net Lance Linares, Executive Director, Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2016 National Agriculture Day Luncheon to be held on Wednesday, March 16th. The title of his speech will be, “Growing Now, Giving Forever – Agriculture: Invested in the Community. One of the highlights of the National Agriculture Day Luncheon will be the presentation of the Al Smith Friend of Agriculture Award. Al Smith was the founder of Orchard Supply Hardware and donated 3,000 acres (Swanton Pacific Ranch) in the north coast to Cal Poly. The ranch has row crops, timber and even a one-third-scale railroad, which was Al’s hobby. The award is presented annually to an individual, business or organization not involved in production agriculture but one who has done much for the industry. This year’s award will be presented by last year’s honoree, Ceil Cirillo. Farm Bureau and Agri-Culture co-sponsor a poster contest (grades K-6) and poetry contest (grades 7-12) in Santa Cruz County and Pajaro Valley schools. The winning entries will be displayed during the luncheon and a placemat featuring the 2015 poster contest winner, Owen Frederick Witmer, 6th grader from Bradley Elementary in Corralitos will be used on the tables. Also on the placemat will be the 2015 poetry contest winning entry by Autumn Burchell, 9th grader from Creekside School in Santa Cruz. Approximately 20,000 placemats will be distributed to restaurants throughout Santa Cruz County. This year’s contest winners will be introduced at the luncheon. Another feature of the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon is the presentation of the Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship. American AgCredit has teamed up with the Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship to double the award. It is now a $4,000 scholarship for a student entering or currently enrolled in college and majoring in agriculture. The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau in conjunction with the organization, Agri-Culture, will again host the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Heritage Hall located at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $45 per person. Reservations and sponsorships for the luncheon are available on the website. http://www.sccfb.com/content/national-ag-day-luncheon or call (831) 724-1356. For more information contact the organizations at (831) 724-1356 or Email at sccfb@sbcglobal.net
Lance Linares is Keynote Speaker for National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon
Contact: Jess Brown, Executive Director Phone (831) 724-1356 Cell (831) 818-1193 141 Monte Vista Ave. Watsonville, CA 95076 sccfb@sbcglobal.net Lance Linares, Executive Director, Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, will be the Keynote Speaker at the 2016 National Agriculture Day Luncheon to be held on Wednesday, March 16th. The title of his speech will be, “Growing Now, Giving Forever – Agriculture: Invested in the Community. One of the highlights of the National Agriculture Day Luncheon will be the presentation of the Al Smith Friend of Agriculture Award. Al Smith was the founder of Orchard Supply Hardware and donated 3,000 acres (Swanton Pacific Ranch) in the north coast to Cal Poly. The ranch has row crops, timber and even a one-third-scale railroad, which was Al’s hobby. The award is presented annually to an individual, business or organization not involved in production agriculture but one who has done much for the industry. This year’s award will be presented by last year’s honoree, Ceil Cirillo. Farm Bureau and Agri-Culture co-sponsor a poster contest (grades K-6) and poetry contest (grades 7-12) in Santa Cruz County and Pajaro Valley schools. The winning entries will be displayed during the luncheon and a placemat featuring the 2015 poster contest winner, Owen Frederick Witmer, 6th grader from Bradley Elementary in Corralitos will be used on the tables. Also on the placemat will be the 2015 poetry contest winning entry by Autumn Burchell, 9th grader from Creekside School in Santa Cruz. Approximately 20,000 placemats will be distributed to restaurants throughout Santa Cruz County. This year’s contest winners will be introduced at the luncheon. Another feature of the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon is the presentation of the Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship. American AgCredit has teamed up with the Jimmie Cox Memorial Scholarship to double the award. It is now a $4,000 scholarship for a student entering or currently enrolled in college and majoring in agriculture. The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau in conjunction with the organization, Agri-Culture, will again host the National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Heritage Hall located at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $45 per person. Reservations and sponsorships for the luncheon are available on the website. http://www.sccfb.com/content/national-ag-day-luncheon or call (831) 724-1356. For more information contact the organizations at (831) 724-1356 or Email at sccfb@sbcglobal.net