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Progressive Agriculture’s Safety Days

The demand for safety day programs continues to grow and for the Progressive Agriculture Foundation the growth is outpacing available funding.

“We actually have applications for 104 new communities next year which could reach over 30,000 additional rural youth in 2011,” said Randy Bernhardt, Chief Administrative Officer for the Progressive Agriculture Foundation. “The projections, if we have the funding could easily move from more than 90,000 to more than 120,000 rural youths and adults next year.”

Bernhardt says because of programs like Progressive Agriculture Safety Days, in the last 12 years, serious injuries to rural youth under the age of 21 has declined by nearly 60 percent.

AUDIO: Randy Bernhardt, Progressive Agriculture Foundation (4:00 MP3)

At the Progressive Agriculture Foundation Dinner in Indianapolis on Wednesday, October 20, PAF recognized 10-year supporters, they included:

• Conoco/Philips

• Nationwide Insurance Foundation/Nationwide Agribusiness

• PotashCorp

• Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Progressive Agriculture Foundation:

• For every $13.00 collected another child can attend a Safety Day

• Since 1995 Progressive Agriculture Safety Days have reached 1 million children

• Contributions made by the four, 10-year supporters recognized by the PAF have allowed Safety Day Programs to reach 50,540 rural youth and adults

• The silent auction held during the PAF dinner generated enough dollars to fund 40 rural youth at Safety Day Camps