It’s T.R. Vs. Dr. Sam! Celebs Compete in Farm Bureau’s ‘Checkout Challenge’ Benefit
One of Kane County’s top educators will go head-to-head against one of the Kane County’s most interesting and outspoken board members Feb. 25 in the 15th Annual Kane County Farm Bureau Food Check-Out Challenge Shopping Spree.
Elgin Community College President Dr. David Sam will face off against Thomas (T.R.) Smith, District 9 County Board representative and chairman of the Kane County Agriculture Committee, in a five-minute non-perishable-grocery shopping spree to benefit a local food pantry of their choice.
Since their inception, Kane County Farm Bureau-sponsored shopping sprees have donated tens of thousands of dollars in groceries to local food pantries. The shopping spree complements KCFB’s Harvest for All program, where farmers and non-farmers contribute crop proceeds, cash and in-kind donations to food pantries of their choice.
In 2014, the hunger relief efforts of Kane County Farm Bureau members earned the association the Service Club Philanthropic Award from the West Suburban Philanthropic Network and a County Activity of Excellence Award from the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Reporters and photographers are encouraged to attend. Kane County farmers will be available for interviews at the event. The Food Check-Out Challenge is sponsored by Kane County Farm Bureau.
15th Annual KCFB Food Check-Out Challenge Shopping Spree
- Where: Batavia Jewel-Osco, 119 Randall Road
- When: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, 2016
- Who: Elgin Community College President Dr. David Sam; Kane County Agriculture Committee Chairman T.R. Smith
About the Kane County Farm Bureau
Kane County Farm Bureau is a not-for-profit membership association serving members, local agricultural producers and Kane County communities since 1912. With 16,000 member families, Farm Bureau membership is open to all in Kane County who support a stable, profitable and permanent agricultural sector as a vital part of a strong economy in a free society. For more information, visit the Farm Bureau’s website and Facebook page.
About the Harvest for All Program
A Kane County Farm Bureau Foundation community service program, Harvest for All provides an avenue to contribute to local hunger relief efforts. One hundred percent of the crop, cash and in-kind contributions to Harvest for All are directed to local food pantries of the donor’s choosing.
Harvest for All encourages local farmers, Farm Bureau members and consumers to support hunger relief efforts. Through Harvest for All, local farmers are being asked to donate a portion of their harvest to benefit a local food pantry. For more information, visit the Harvest for All page on the Kane County Farm Bureau website.
How to Help
- Make a tax deductible monetary donation
- Donate an acre, or bushels, of the proceeds from your harvest.
- Designate fields that can be gleaned after the harvest, or excess from your farmers market stand.
- Volunteer your time or community group to glean crops from local farm fields, or glean excess produce from area farmers markets.
SOURCES: Kane County Farm Bureau news release and website
