AgCredit Celebrates 100th Birthday with Canned Food Donations

Source: AgCredit

AgCredit’s branch offices recently held open houses to give members their patronage checks and celebrate the Farm Credit System’s 100th birthday. Throughout the second week in April, many members and friends attended the birthday themed parties. In honor of the occasion members were asked to bring canned goods to help each branch reach their goal of collecting 100 cans. Every branch exceeded the goal and the Association as a whole collected over 1,500 cans. Cans were donated to various food pantries local to the offices.

“AgCredit is thrilled to celebrate this centennial by giving back to the community, donating over 1,500 cans association wide,” says Marketing Coordinator Connie Ruth. “The food drives are yet another way the farm community comes together to support their neighbors.”

Patronage is a way that AgCredit shares profits with its members. AgCredit has returned over $227 million to its borrowers over a period of 29 consecutive years. This year, AgCredit is returning 26 cents on every dollar borrowers accrued in interest on their loans in 2015.

Ottawa Photo: From left to right-Joy Gaertner and Gerry Balduf, volunteers at the Ottawa County Food Pantry in Oak Harbor with Sandy Lenke and Ruthann Buhrow from the Fremont AgCredit branch.

Marion Photo: AgCredit’s Marion team, Phyllis Butler, Libby Bender, and Chuck Yoder with the cans they collected for the Kirkpatrick Food Pantry in Marion.

AgCredit is a member of the Farm Credit System which was established by Congress 100 years ago. For additional information, please visit www.AgCredit.net.