ISSUE 1083 CONVENTION
HIGHLIGHTS:
FUNDS
RAISED
FOR
RCMA,
AWARDS
ANNOUNCED Redlands
Christian
Migrant
Association
will
receive
$56,700
from
funds
generated
through
auctions
held
Tuesday
at
FFVA’s
62nd
Annual
Convention.
The silent and live auctions brought in $36,700 and the remaining funds were donated by a group of generous members of the agriculture community in an effort known as "Above and Beyond." The money will be matched dollar for dollar by funds pledged at an earlier fundraiser, and will be used to build a sixth grade classroom at RCMA’s new school. Also
at
the
convention,
two
Publix
executives
received
the
Merchandiser
of
the
Year
Award
for
their
efforts
in
promoting
Florida
strawberries;
longtime
extension
agent
John
L.
Jackson
Jr.
was
named
Researcher
of
the
Year;
Joshua
Freeman,
a
University
of
Florida
student
working
on
a
Ph.D.
in
horticulture,
received
the
$1,000
Syngenta
Scholarship;
and
Representative
Dwight
Stansel
was
named
Legislator
of
the
Year.
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