Young Leaders CFB Awards

This morning, at the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, Young Leader Committee Chair Monica Stevens gave her farewell address and was awarded a plaque in recognition of her accomplishment this last year. Stevens' successes weren't the only ones celebrated. The IFB Young Leader Committee gave a variety awards.

County Chair Award
First, the committee thanked the county committees for their activities throughout the year. Then they recognized the individuals who excel in motivating committee members to become involved in county, district, and state activities with the Young Leader County Chair Award. The top five were recognized with the County Chair Award:

• Todd St. Ledger of Edwards County
• Michael Browning of Franklin County
• Jamie Jones of Wayne County
• Evan Hultine of Bureau County
• Brad Zwilling of Champaign County

FB ACT Prize
The Young Leader Committee also recognizes the young men and women who are FB ACT members and who contacted their legislators during IFB's action alerts. Those responding to every action were entered in a drawing and the winner was Krista Swanson, Knox County.

The Newest Young Leaders
Members of the newly formed University of Illinois Collegiate Farm Bureau stood and were also celebrated for their commitment to starting the first ever collegiate Farm Bureau in Illinois.

Harvest for All Hunger Drive
The Young Leaders team up with Feeding America in the Harvest for All program. Five county Farm Bureaus stood out in their efforts to donate time, money and food to local food banks. Each of these counties will receive cash prizes to take home:

• Lawrence County
• Mason County
• Carroll County
• Henry County
• Kane County

Top Membership Recruiter
The Young Leader who encouraged the most farmers to join Illinois Farm Bureau gains this title. Thanks Brad Zwilling of Champaign County.

Friend of Young Leaders Award
This award recognizes county managers who took extra steps to build their county Young Leader program.

• Rebecca Perry, FBCM, of Edwards County
• Doug Anderson, FBCM, of White County
• Chas Welch, FBCM, of Carroll County
• Teresa Grant-Quick, FBCM, of Livingston County
• Brad Uken, FBCM, of Champaign County

Congratulations to everyone who participated in any of these contests.