Houston County 4-H Receives $1,000 Gift in Honor of Cargill Volunteer

September 03, 2008

Cargill recently presented a Cargill Cares Volunteer Award to Jerry Mullins of Bainbridge, Ga. for outstanding volunteer service to Houston County 4-H, and they contributed $1,000 to the Houston County 4-H livestock judging program in his honor.

Mullins volunteered more than 300 hours this year with Houston County 4-H livestock teens who became the 2008 State Champion 4-H Livestock Judging team in July. They will represent Alabama 4-H at the national event in Louisville, Ky., in November.

Mullins' service included classroom instruction, training for oral reasons, student field trips to local producers to evaluate live animals and contacting potential donors to support the program. In addition he worked with students and their parents in selection and feeding programs for individual livestock projects for the upcoming show season.

Mullins is among a special group of Cargill employees and retirees around the world to receive the award since its creation in 1998. “Cargill encourages our employees and retirees to give back to the community and is proud of the generous ways in which they enrich the communities where we conduct business,” said Mark Murphy, associate vice president of corporate citizenship for Cargill. “The Cargill Cares Volunteer Awards program is one way we recognize and thank Cargill employees for their important contributions to our communities.”

"Jerry has been a tremendous leader in this community for his work with the Houston County 4-H livestock program, working with young people and families who have an interest in the livestock industry. We are pleased to recognize his efforts,” said Jim Ringo, general manager, Cargill Emerging Business Accelerator-Brewing Residuals, Minneapolis, Minn.

Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 158,000 employees in 66 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed. Cargill contributes more than $37 million a year globally to enrich the communities where its employees live and work. For more information, visit http://www.cargill.com.

Contact Sheila M. Andreasen, Alabama Cooperative Extension System 4-H agent at
(334) 714-4494 or e-mail her at andresm@auburn.edu.

Posted by dreynold on September 3, 2008 02:54 PM
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