The Angus Foundation gets a boost
The Angus Foundation received a $12,550 boost following the Foundation Auction hosted at the ‘Beyond the Beef’ Zoetis Angus National Conference Gala Dinner.
Thanks to the generosity of the sponsors with their donations and the dinner guests making bids, the funds raised will go into the Angus Foundation to provide professional development opportunities for young beef breeders, and to assist in conducting research, development and educational programs for the benefit of Angus breeders and the wider Australian beef industry.
In introducing the Foundation Auction to the team, Master of Ceremonies Sam White recognised the opportunities that the Angus Foundation provides young people in the beef industry. In particular he highlighted the panel session ‘Investing in the next generation: How focusing on people will shape the beef industry’, that featured past recipients (Damien Thomson, Bonnie Cox, Brianna Maslen and Chris Metcalfe) of Foundation funds speaking about their involvement in agriculture and how they have benefited from the Angus Foundation.
‘During the conference, we had the opportunity to see the good work that is done for the youth in and around our Angus community’.
Daniel McCulloch from McCulloch Agencies conducted the auction with several of his team on deck to spot the bids and spruiked the cause to the crowd.
‘Please dig deep, we all know it’s going to a great cause, it’s all going to the Angus Foundation and a very big thank you to all the people who donated the items here tonight because without you we cannot run an auction like this.’
The Auction was also supported by AuctionsPlus with 1,301 online views of the catalogue and 24 bids made online.
AUCTION ITEMS
Lot 1: Angus hide – Donated by Angus Australia – Purchased by Brooklana Angus
Lot 2: Semen Voucher – Donated by Breeder Genetics – Purchased by Koojan Hills Angus
Lot 3: 10 Straws Wrigley Supreme S2 – Donated by Shacorrahdalu Angus & Bridgewater Angus – Purchased by Bulliac Angus
Lot 4: 10 Straws Wrigley Supreme S2 – Donated by Shacorrahdalu Angus & Bridgewater Angus – Purchased by Spring Park Station
Lot 5: Photography Package – Donated by Showcase by Branded Ag – Purchased by Ben Nevis Angus
Lot 6: Semen Voucher – Donated by Stgenetics – Purchased by – Emu Angus
Lot 7: 12 Straws Stokman Solution – Donated by AgriGene – Purchased by Merridale Angus, Granite Ridge Angus and Goolagong Angus
Lot 8: Jack’s Creek Black Angus Cub Roll – Donated by Jack’s Creek – Purchased by Brad Gilmour
Lot 9: Jack’s Creek Black Angus Cub Roll – Donated by Jack’s Creek – Purchased by Eastern Plains Angus
Lot 10: 10 Straws Choice of HF Alcatraz 60F or Schiefelbein Showman 338 – Donated by Target Livestock & Marketing – Purchased by Candy Mountain Cattle Company
-Diana Wood, Marketing & Communications Manager
