2010 Raffle Winner!

The Foundation’s 2010 annual raffle winner was selected at the State Annual Meeting in December.  That lucky winner was Matt Kludt, a member from Kendall, in Orleans County.  A big, beautiful 40” LCD Hi-Definition TV was delivered personally by Foundation Chair, Paul Bencal. 

Matt and his family can now enjoy all their TV moments, although their farm operation, Kludt Brothers, certainly keeps them busy as they cover +7,000 acres in production of a variety of crops.  Matt purchased his winning ticket from Paul Bencal at the Foundation Classic in September.  He is not only a supporter via the raffle, but of other Foundation events.  The $50 gift certificate to a local farm market for the “seller” of the winning raffle ticket was donated back to the Foundation by Paul Bencal.

Our thanks to Matt for his support of agricultural education.  His father, Gary, President of Orleans County Farm Bureau is also a supporter and the County is a 2010 member of the Executive Club.  The Foundation was initiated by those within the agricultural community to fill a need for a raised level of knowledge by all those we interact with in a variety of ways.

The programs and projects have yielded abundant positives, but we have barely touched the surface and have tremendous opportunities.  Thank you to all who sold and purchased raffle tickets that help agriculture to “sow the seeds of understanding”.  Be sure to check and see what the Grand Prize will be for the 2011 raffle…YOU could be the next big winner!