Twenty-five gifts have been received from January 31 through March 15, 2011 for Jersey Youth Academy, the Maurice E. Core Jersey Youth Fund, and the AJCC Research Foundation.
The Jersey Youth Academy was created in 2008 by the Board of Directors of the American Jersey Cattle Association to attract, educate and retain talented young people for careers in the Jersey dairy business. The program is conducted every two years, with all program costs paid by the Academy fund.
New Dean-level supporters are the New York Jersey Cattle Club and the South Carolina Jersey Cattle Association.
Memorial contributions honoring James R. Chaney of Bowling Green, Ky., past Director of the AJCA and 2003 recipient of the Master Breeder Award, have been received from Dr. J.J. and Marilyn Malnati, Newberry, S.C.; Dave, Jennifer and Karl Zumbach, Hopkinton, Iowa; Warren County Farm Bureau, Bowling Green, Ky.; Adair County District Cooperative Extension, Columbia, Ky.; Dr. Robert W. and Debra K. Thompson, Franklin, Ky.; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bellamy III, Bryn Mawr, Penna.; Wickstrom Jersey Farms, Inc., Hilmar, Calif.; Paul C. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y.; Will Do Jerseys, LLC, Kinards, S.C.; Jerry and Sue Spielman, Seneca, Kans.; Arlene Chamberlain, Wyoming, N.Y.; Mike and Merna Fremstad, Viroqua, Wis.; Danforth Jersey Farm, Jefferson, N.Y.; and David Allen, Reedsburg, Wis.
Memorial contributions honoring Patricia Endres, Lodi, Wis., have been received from Huffard Dairy Farms LC, Crockett, Va.; David Norman and Agnes Arnold-Norman of Liberty, Penna.; and Donald and Elsa Sherman, Hilmar, Calif.
Contributions to Jersey Youth Academy were also made by Dr. J.J. and Marilyn Malnati, Newberry, S.C., and John and Elaine Kokoski, Hadley, Mass., in honor of Jane F. Chittenden, New Lebanon, N.Y., lifetime member of the AJCA, and spouse of two-time president, Master Breeder and Distinguished Service Award recipient Stanley N. Chittenden.
Wickstrom Jersey Farms, Inc., Hilmar, Calif., made a contribution to the Maurice E. Core Jersey Youth Fund in memory of Jane F. Chittenden. This fund was created in 1993 to commemorate former Executive Secretary Maurice E. Core’s 37 years of service to the Jersey breed.
Contributions to the AJCC Research Foundation in memory of Harold Owens, Frederic, Wis., were received from Wickstrom Jersey Farms, Inc., Hilmar, Calif.; David L. Brandau, Wilton, Wis.; and Paul C. Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y. Owens was the recipient of the 1997 Distinguished Service Award and a strong advocate for multiple component pricing.
Finally, royalties from D&E Rebel Scholar-ET, sold in the 2005 All American Sale to Jerseyland Sires and the Scholar Syndicate, were received for the AJCA Scholarship Fund.
For more information on contributing to these or other permanent funds managed by the association, contact the Development Department at 614-322-4456 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 614-322-4456 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.