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Charity Events Raise Over $40,000
The 17th annual dinner-auction and golf tournament for Farmers’ Electric’s Area Youth Benefit Fund (AYBF) raised over $40,000 in early August. The monies raised included funds from nearly 1,000 FEC members who participate in Operation Round Up each month. Overall, FEC has now raised over half a million dollars. The money is used to pay medical bills for children 18 years of age and under. The AYBF covers the nine counties Farmers’ Electric provides service in. Families applying for assistance do not have to be members of FEC. At this writing, over $423,000 has been distributed to area families. Anyone wishing to make application for assistance should contact the FEC office and ask for Jennie Tipton. FEC’s 17th
Annual Area Youth Benefit Fundraising Events August 9-10 The 17th annual fund raising events for Farmers' Electric's Area Youth Benefit Fund have been set for Sunday, August 9, and Monday, August 10, in Chillicothe. The popular dinner-auction will be held at the new Jenkins Center building, located at the Litton Ag Center on the north side of Chillicothe. FEC established the AYBF in 1993. Its purpose is to provide financial assistance toward the payment of medical bills for children 18 years of age and under. The fund is designed to assist families with children who have been ill or injured in which the parents do not have enough money or health insurance to cover the medical costs. The AYBF, a 501 (C) 3 charity, primarily operates in the counties of Linn, Chariton, Livingston, Carroll, Ray, Caldwell, Daviess, DeKalb and Clinton. A family that resides in the counties listed above does not have to be a member of the cooperative to receive financial assistance. FEC members who reside in other counties are also eligible for assistance. A separate board of directors administers the Area Youth Benefit Fund. All applications for assistance are made to this board and the directors have been empowered to administer the fund as they so choose. At this writing, just over $422,000 has been donated to families in north Missouri. The August 9 dinner-auction features a number of silent auctions and games, plus a main auction under the call of Colonel Mike Miller. Approximately 300 people attend the dinner each year. A reception begins the evening at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30. The main auction usually begins around 7:45 p.m. The main auction will have a variety of items for sale, including diamond jewelry, limited edition art prints, Waterford crystal, furniture, sports memorabilia and much more. AYBF committee members are currently collecting donations and selling banquet tickets to the dinner-auction. If anyone would like to donate an item to the AYBF auction, please contact Gina Truesdell or Steve Shoot. Every donation to the auction helps FEC raise money for the children in this area. The golf tournament on Monday, August 10, is held at the 18-hole Green Hills Golf Course in Chillicothe. For the 11th consecutive year, the tournament is being co-sponsored by Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Chillicothe. There are
Several Ways You Can Help Us Help Area Families in Need Our annual fund raising events for your cooperative’s Area Youth Benefit Fund (AYBF) are just around the corner. The AYBF provides financial assistance to area families who have children 18 years of age and under who are or have been ill or injured. There are several ways you can help us raise money to pay the bills. You can attend or participate in the AYBF events coming up August 9-10 in Chillicothe. The dinner-auction has a wide variety of items you can bid on and the golf tournament has the best “goodie” bag in the area. You can also donate items, gift certificates, tickets to concerts or sporting events that we can sell at the auction. A cash donation will go directly to the AYBF accounts. Or you can participate every month by signing up for Operation Roundup. Thank you for anything and everything you can do to help us help area families in this most difficult time. |
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