The Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania’s scholarship fund has raised $4,460 from a silent auction held at the 2013 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit.
Proceeds from the auction will go directly to fund scholarships, with five $1,000 scholarships offered annually by the Center for Dairy Excellence and Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association to college-level students pursuing dairy-related careers. This was the first official fundraising event for the Center Foundation, which was established in 2010 to support education and research initiative advancing the future of Pennsylvania’s dairy industry.
The highest bidding item was a custom-made aluminum farm sign donated by Horst Signs and Meadow Springs Farms in Lancaster County, which was purchased by Reinford Farms in Juniata County. Jeff Ainslie from Lititz, Lancaster County, and Lloyd Holterman from Watertown, Wisconsin, purchased the next two highest bidding items, donated by The Hershey Hotel and Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, respectively.
Other individuals and companies that donated items to the auction included Calkins Creamery, Way-Har Farms, Mid-Maryland Dairy Veterinarians, Debbie Cornman Studios, Penn Stater Hotel, Danadee Miller-Boyle, Pennsylvania Beef Council, Hershey Foods, Omni Bedford Springs Resort, Church & Dwight, Vale Wood Farms, Spots-Pride Farm, Harrisburg Dairies, Helms Briscoe, Green Meadow Farm, Lancaster Host Resort, Jayne Sebright and Bonnie Mohr Studios.
Winning bidders included Paula Meabon, Kevin Folk, Bob Keefer, James Vanblarcom, John Castrogiovanni, Jayne Sebright, Frank Messersmith, Gary Heckman, Mark Shuss, John Hess, Gary Heim, Maria Forry, Randy Meabon, Jennifer Heltzel, Lolly Lesher, Doug Smith, Maria Dahl, Marilyn Hershey, Melissa Anderson, Jared Daubert, William Lesher, Dave and Sharon Smith, and Josh Lauth.
Source: Center for Dairy Excellence