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Polk County Farm Bureau
Protecting & Promoting Polk Agriculture since 1942
www.pcfb.org
Phone: 863.533.0561
Jimmy Williams
Agency Manager
Bartow Office Agents
Phone: 863.533.0561
Daren Mason James L. Moser, Jr. Allan Prevatt Jimmy Williams Jason Yates
Haines City Office Agent
203 S Dixie Drive
Phone: 863.421.4545
Rhonda Ambrose
Winter Haven Office Agents
221 Avenue O SW
Phone: 863.299.3892
Beverlee Lewis Barry Walker
Calling from Lake Wales 863.676.3187
PCFB | president’s column
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THE PCFB YOUNG FARMER AND RANCHERS Committee is on the move! The PCFB YF&R and PCFB Women’s Committee recently hosted the Hunger Shootout Fundraiser at Fish Hawk Sporting Clays in Lithia. Proceeds from the event will be used to support additional YF&R Scholarships for high school seniors and for the Wild Game Food Bank, a local organization that coordinates the donation, processing, and distribution of wild game harvests to feed those in need. Our thanks to all who participated in and sponsored this event for these two great causes!
The YF&R Committee recently received the Florida Farm Bureau YF&R Activity Award. Congratulations Polk YF&R!
Polk YF&R member Christian P. Spinosa has been selected to participate in the Florida Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Program. The Florida Farm Bureau YF&R Leadership Group is a dedicated group of individuals who have committed to a two-year program, which offers educational, professional and leadership development. Congratulations Christian!
We held our annual Youth Speech Contest on August 26 with eleven local youth participating. Abby Crawford, 17, a Haines City High School FFA Chapter member, is the 2014 Polk County Farm Bureau Youth Speech Contest Winner. Taylor Ladd of Auburndale High School and Alyssa Kersey of Winter Haven High School were runners-up in the contest. Congratulations to all students who participated!
Please RSVP now for our upcoming Annual Meeting and Political Forum on Thursday, October 2 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the W.H. Stuart Center in Bartow. We will start out with the corn boil and political rally beginning at 5:00 p.m. and then move into the political forum, dinner, and the Annual Membership Meeting. All November election candidates running within Polk County districts have been invited to participate in the event. Call the Bartow office at (863) 533-0561 ext. 112 or email lorik@ pcfb.org to rsvp or get more information. Our special thanks to Bankers South, Peterson & Myers, and The Mosaic Company for sponsoring this year’s event.
The Florida Farm Bureau Annual Meeting will be held October 29-31 in Ponte Vedra Beach. To register or get more information, visit http://www.floridafarmbureau.org/annual_meeting.
Florida Farm Bureau now publishes an e-newsletter that provides up-to-date information on statewide agriculture issues. If you would like to sign-up to receive this e-newsletter, visit http://www. floridafarmbureau.org/e_newsletter.
Sincerely,
KYLE R. STORY
President, Polk County Farm Bureau
Upcoming Event:
Annual Meeting and Political Forum on Thursday, October 2 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the W.H. Stuart Center in Bartow.
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