Holstein Association Junior member Clayton Wood of Littlestown, PA has donated his Registered Holstein Mandy to benefit the Holstein Foundation. Mandy will be auctioned on February 18 at the Pennsylvania State Holstein Convention in York, Pa. According to a Holstein Association release, the spring yearling heifer, Penn-Gate Lucifer Mandy F 136186577, 100% RHA-NA, was born March 2005 and hails from the heart of the Penn-Gate “Finesse” cow family. Mandy’s sire is Lylehaven Lucifer from the acclaimed “Laura” cow family and her dam is a 2E-93 Mandel.
Anyone can support this effort by becoming a member of the Pennsylvania Dairy Bowl Syndicate. Simply purchase a share of “Mandy F” at $100 per share. Shares can be purchased at the Pennsylvania Adult & Junior Holstein Conventions, or by calling Ken Raney, Pennsylvania’s Executive Director, at 814-880-2723. The syndicate will compile shares to purchase “Mandy F”. The heifer will then be re-donated and sold. All syndicate share proceeds and sale revenue will benefit the Holstein Foundation’s most popular youth program, Dairy Bowl.