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Spring 2012 - Foundation Golf Invitational
The 2012 Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation (Foundation) Invitational Golf Outing is being held Monday, June 25 at The Jefferson Country Club, 7271 Jefferson Meadows Dr, Blacklick OH 43004.
The Jefferson Country Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened for play in 1992. The course is located on a 372-acre reserve in prestigious Jefferson Township. The distinct characteristic of the course is the diversity of the front and back nine holes. The front nine is reminiscent of old Scottish links with mounds and sweeping fescue grasses. The back nine represent the more traditional American-style courses with dense woods and dramatic rolling terrain.
The Foundation is pleased to announce that Jim Hollingshead is this year’s honoree.
Through years of volunteer service, Groveport resident Jim Hollingshead has been making his community a better place to live. Among his activities, the retired machinist technician has served on the Groveport Village Council, as an elder at the Groveport Methodist Church and as president of the Groveport Heritage Society and the Groveport Jaycees. In addition, Jim has long been part of the Ohio Farm Bureau family.
Jim was a devoted supporter of his late wife Cindy who served as executive secretary of the Ohio Farm Bureau, helping leaders expand the organization and create partnerships to tackle social, economic and public policy issues. Like Jim, Cindy was active in many community organizations and activities.
Last year, Jim helped establish Ohio Farm Bureau’s Cindy Hollingshead Scholarship Fund in honor of his wife and her career accomplishments. The fund supports students pursuing careers in agriculture focusing on organization leadership, volunteerism and community development.
Through the scholarship program, Jim hopes to open doors for students at a time when higher education is becoming more expensive. He says Cindy was never one to seek recognition, but he knows she would have appreciated the opportunity to support young people.
Jim and Cindy were both recently inducted into the Groveport Hall of Honor.
The Foundation is excited to have Nationwide and Medical Mutual of Ohio as this year’s Tournament Marshalls. Nationwide can trace its beginnings to a small mutual auto insurance company created by Farm Bureau members. Over the past 80 years, Nationwide’s relationship with farmers and rural residents has helped create a foundation that contributed to the growth of the company. Today, Nationwide is one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the world. Its relationships with Ohio, seven other state Farm Bureaus and other key agribusiness organizations and cooperatives across the nation help the company stays close to its roots. The company is a proven leader that provides a variety of resources that benefit farmers and rural communities. Medical Mutual of Ohio has been a trusted insurer for more than 75 years, and is the oldest and largest health insurance company headquartered in the state of Ohio, and has expanded operations in Georgia, Indiana and South Carolina. As a mutual company, they operate for the benefit of our members without needing to meet the demands of stockholders or Wall Street analysts. Instead, they focus on developing products and services that allow them to better serve their customers and the communities around them and help their members achieve their best possible health and quality of life.
Map and Directions to The Jefferson Country Club
For information on golf and sponsorship opportunities, please contact: David Rule 614-246-8210 or e-mail foundation@ofbf.org.
Rural-Urban Community Auction
Fall 2011 - Ohio Farm Bureau Family of Foundations Unite to Sponsor Seventh Annual Community Silent Auction
Education and outreach - Farm and rural leaders are working together to generate resources that create programs that promote agriculture as an industry, focal point for community development, and a rewarding way of life. With this in mind, the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation (Foundation), the Animals for Life Foundation (AFLF) and the new Ohio Center of Agricultural Law, Inc. cordially invite you to donate to and/or participate in the Seventh Annual Community Silent Auction.
The event was held Nov. 1-29, 2011 via the Internet at www.ofbf.cmarket.com, and was featured on the national Bidding for Good Network. The auction concluded with a final “live” session held Wednesday, Nov. 30 in conjunction with the Hospitality Corner at the 2011 OFBF Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Columbus.
Farm Bureau’s friends and neighbors who donated an auction item received the following benefits:
* Special recognition in Internet publication projects associated with the event. Moreover, our auction is a national participant in the Bidding for Good Network. Consumers looking for one of a kind gift items will have easy access to our Web site. Your item, representing your business, will have exposure on local, state and national levels.
* Special Internet Linkage – While your item will be highlighted in our auction premium catalogue, you have the ability to invite auction participants to discover more about your business. Using your company logo, auction participants can point, click and be automatically linked to an Internet website of your choosing. It’s a great way to invite a variety of Farm Bureau friends and neighbors to visit your company and get to know you better via cyberspace.
Suggested auction items included the following:
* Auction Basket – You can create a “basket” of items that highlights the unique history and heritage of your business, and any possible connection to Farm Bureau. Besides using a basket, the container itself can be something special about your company, too.
* Special Product – The item can be any item that has been manufactured, hand crafted and/or artistically enhanced to promote your company.
* Other Special Item – Got that special piece of sports memorabilia, trip/getaway package or unique item that will make people say “WOW!” We can highlight those items, too!
Proceeds from the auction were used to support the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation’s grant and scholarship programs, AFLF's education and community outreach projects, as well as the Agricultural Law Center's outreach and research programs.
Click Here for a PDF version of 2011 Auction Participation Form
Click Here for a PDF version of our Item Acceptance Policies & Guidelines