The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association recently made a large donation to the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin‘s Education Foundation. Pictured at right are PDPW Executive Director Shelly Mayer and WDPA Executive Director Brad Legreid.

The $2,000 donation results from the net proceeds of WDPA’s 2006 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest and Auction. According to WDPA Executive Director Brad Legreid, “This donation represents the support our processor members have for the dairy producers of this state.” The PDPW Education Foundation was formed to provide education on key issues impacting the dairy industry, including youth and leadership development, environmental stewardship and biosecurity/food safety. In addition to this financial contribution, Wisconsin Dairy Products Assn. also made product donations to the Ronald McDonald House, Second Harvest Food Bank, MATC Culinary Arts School and the UW Food Science Dept.