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Kane Farm Bureau Receives National Award for Hunger Relief Effort

Kane County Farm Bureauï¿½s Harvest for ALL hunger relief effort was recognized with a Summit Award at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. (l to r) Summit Awards Dinner Co-Chairs Matthew Shay and Karen Hackett, ASAE President & CEO John Graham, KCFB Information Director Ryan Klassy, KCFB Manager Steve Arnold, Master of Ceremonies Velma Hart, and Summit Awards Judging Committee Chair John Ganoe.

A resolution applauding the achievement and innovation behind the county Farm Bureauï¿½s Harvest for All hunger relief program (and in recognition of the Bureauï¿½s recent receipt of a highly coveted national award) was passed by the County Board Nov 8th.

The Farm Bureau accepted the highest award an association can receive at an October awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. Characterized by one industry publication as ï¿½the Nobel Prize of Associationsï¿½, the Summit Awards honor organizations that advance America and the world through their work.

ASAE, the Center for Association Leadership handed out just six such awards in 2011. Entered in the category ï¿½The Power to Enrich Livesï¿½, Kane County Farm Bureauï¿½s Harvest for ALL hunger relief effort was celebrated for its extraordinary contributions to society.

Harvest for ALL allows farmers to donate a portion of their harvest to a local food pantry of their choice. Nearly three dozen farms fields in Kane County, sites where crop proceeds have been pledged to local food pantries, have signs promoting the hunger relief effort and encouraging others to participate. Farm Bureau members have joined together to contribute over $50,000 to restock local food pantry shelves.

While KCFB and its volunteers are a part of a state and national organization, it was the only recipient to win as a local chapter.

ï¿½To be recognized among these national organizations that are carrying out such impressive programs is a tremendous honor,ï¿½ said Steve Arnold, KCFB Manager, ï¿½the success of Harvest for ALL is a testament to the spirit of community support that has always existed among our members and volunteers.ï¿½

ASAE produced this three-minute video for on the Farm Bureauï¿½s program and its award. Another video produced by the Farm Bureau and additional information on the program and the Farm Bureau itself is available on its website.

Kane County Farm Bureau is a not-for-profit membership association serving members, local agricultural producers and Kane County communities since 1912. With over 18,000 member families, Farm Bureau membership is open to all in Kane County who support a stable, profitable and permanent agricultural sector as a vital part of a strong economy in a free society.