Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Four lucky Illinois residents win prizes as a part of the Illinois Farmers Feed US sweepstakes. Illinois Farm Families sponsored two grand prizes of "Free Groceries for a Year," which are valued at $5,000 each - the average amount spent on groceries annually per person. The winners are:
Additional sweepstakes prizes for a "Family Harvest Day" and a "Fall Get-Away" were awarded. Gloria Elliston of Palatine and her family, were the winners of the "Family Harvest Day" where they visited Larson Farms in Maple Park for lunch and a ride in the combine. Mary Dean of Jacksonville, was presented with her prizes at Jefferies Orchard in Springfield. The "Fall Get-Away package includes a two night stay at the Peace of Earth Lodge in Rushville, and a basket of Illinois specialty products. The prizes were donated by the Illinois Farm Bureau Governmental Affairs & Commodities Division and the Illinois Specialty Growers Association.
The winners were drawn at random from more than 135,000 Illinois consumers who registered for the sweepstakes.
Farmers Feed US Sweepstakes Background For 90 days, beginning in July 2011, residents from across Illinois registered online for a chance to win free groceries for a year. While doing so, they also had the opportunity to meet five Illinois family farmers and take a video tour of their farms. Each video explained how the farmers produce safe, healthy food for Illinois consumers.
"Throughout the sweepstakes, it was great to see the interest that consumers showed in the Illinois farmers who raise their food," said Deb Moore, a Roseville soybean farmer who was featured during the sweepstakes. "And as Illinois farmers, we're proud to showcase our farms, sharing how we raise the food that consumers eat, while also introducing them to our families."
While the sweepstakes is over, consumers can visit www.watchusgrow.org to learn more about Illinois Farm Families.Illinois
Illinois Farm Families Background Illinois Farm Families are Illinois farmers who support Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Pork Producers Association, Illinois Corn Marketing Board, Illinois Soybean Association, and Illinois Beef Association. We are committed to having conversations with consumers, answering their questions about food, farmers, and farming, and sharing what really happens on today's Illinois family farms. More than 94 percent of Illinois farms are family owned and operated. We are passionate about showing consumers how we grow safe, healthy food for their families, and ours.
Funded in part by the Illinois soybean checkoff, Illinois pork checkoff, Illinois beef checkoff, Illinois corn checkoff and the Illinois Farm Bureau.
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