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Last Call for "Farm Mom of the Year" Nominations - Due March 31
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 15:18:35 CDT
For those who have been waiting to enter their favorite farm mom into the 2015 America's Farmers Mom of the Year competition, now is the time! Nominations will be accepted for one more week through March 31 and Monsanto Company wants to hear your story!
"The America's Farmers Mom of the Year program is one of the most fulfilling things we have the honor of doing all year," says Tracy Mueller, Monsanto Corporate Brand Communications Manager. "Each year we read about the strong, caring and dedicated moms who not only help raise their crops, livestock and other agricultural goods, but who nurture their families and actively support their communities. Every story is amazing."
Anyone can nominate their favorite farm mom, whether it's their mom, sister, aunt, daughter, friend or community member. Just visit AmericasFarmers.com during the nomination period to review the full rules on eligibility and judging, and submit a brief essay online or by mail that explains how the nominated farm mom contributes to her family, farm, community and agriculture. Be sure to address all four areas as a panel of judges from American Agri-Women will use that as part of the criteria they use to help Monsanto select five regional winners.
"It's so humbling to read about all of the amazing farm moms who give so much of themselves and ask for nothing in return," says Donnell Scott, Vice President of Education for American Agri-Women. "It truly is just a part of who they are, and they don't expect, or want, a lot of credit or attention for what they do. It's their selflessness that makes our job to judge the nominations extremely difficult, but also so rewarding."
The five regional winners will be announced at the end of April, and each winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize. Profiles of the winners will then be posted to AmericasFarmers.com, where the public can vote for one national farm mom winner. Announced just prior to Mother's Day, the national winner will receive an additional $5,000 cash prize above and beyond her regional prize, for a total of $10,000.
For more information on the program or for complete eligibility requirements and official contest rules visit AmericasFarmers.com. Interested parties may also send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to America's Farmers Mom of the Year, Attn: Sue Dillon, 349 Marshall Ave., Ste. 200, St. Louis, MO 63119.
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