Cow Pie Bingo Raises $5,230 For Jersey Youth Academy
The permanent fund for Jersey Youth Academy added $5,230 from the sixth annual Cow Pie Bingo, held June 27 at the Holiday Inn & Suites-Historic District in Alexandria, Va., during the annual meetings of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc.
The heifer for this year's fundraiser was donated by High Lawn Farm, Lee, Mass., from its foundational "Pride" family. High Lawn Penny Score has a genomic Jersey Performance Index of 133 and is a daughter of High Lawn Vibrant Score-ET, GJPI 229. She is a maternal descendant of Secret Welcome Pride, Excellent-92%, a national senior 3-year-old 305-day milk champion on her record of 18,803 lbs. milk and 1,007 lbs. fat (5.4%) in 1955.
The board sold out in a record twelve hours. A total of 105 individuals and farms made donations of $10, $25 or $50 to select one or more of the 192 squares available.
Following contest procedures, the heifer was led into a pen marked off into 192 one-foot squares and let free to roam until a cow pie was dropped or one hour had passed. The results were recorded and video of "Penny" making her deposit was shown at the start of the 57th National Heifer Sale. The winning square was held by C. A. and Kirsten Russell of Yosemite Jersey Dairy, Hilmar, Calif. They donated the heifer back to sell for the benefit of the Burdette-Stiles Family medical support fund, raising another $3,700 on the successful bid of Sexing Technologies, Navasota, Texas.
Cow Pie Bingo has now raised $42,130 for the endowment of Jersey Youth Academy.
Jersey Youth Academy is a 501(c)(3) educational foundation managed by the American Jersey Cattle Association to attract, educate and retain talented young people for careers in the Jersey dairy business. Contributors represent a broad spectrum of Jersey breeder and dairy industry support.
The fourth Jersey Youth Academy will be held in July of 2015. For more information, contact program coordinator Dr. Cherie L. Bayer at (614) 322-4456, or write Jersey Youth Academy, 6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362.
7.17.2014