Manitoba Ag Days Gives Back Deadline Approaching

Manitoba Ag Days Gives Back Deadline Approaching

Manitoba Ag Days enters its second decade of investing in rural communities and agriculture education through the Ag Days Gives Back program.  100% of the funds raised through the Manitoba Ag Days 50/50 are used to support K-12 ag education, post secondary ag education and community organizations throughout Manitoba and Saskatchewan.  This represents a commitment of over $362,500 since the program’s inception in 2013.

Thanks to strong public support, the 2024 Ag Days Gives Back community giving and scholarship programs have both been expanded! “This year we have more than doubled the amount of community grants available, thanks to the generous support for our 50/50.”  said Hannah Minshull, Ag Days Gives Back committee chairperson. “We are excited  to offer seventeen individual grants of $2000 to non-profit organizations to support their continued operation.”

The scholarship criteria has also expanded and now includes any post secondary education and training related to agriculture. “We wanted to recognize the wide variety of jobs and career paths that contribute to the agriculture and agri-food sector, and this scholarship allows the applicants to explain how their training or studies, whatever they might be, connect to the ag industry.” commented Minshull. Three scholarships of $2000 each will be presented at the 2024 show.

The deadline for both community grant applications and scholarship applications is November 15th. Winners will be announced at the 2024 show in January. 

For more information please visit https://www.agdays.com/community-giving-program/

 

The recipients of the 2023 Ag Days Gives Back Community Improvement grants of $2000 each were:

Roblin Fire and Rescue

Glenboro South Cypress Fire Department

Ste Anne Fire Department

Whitemouth Fire Department

Edward Fire Department

St. Rose Fire Department

Clandeboye Fire Department

Ochre River Fire Department

 

The recipients of the 2023 Ag Days Gives Back Scholarships of $1000 each were:

ACC Diploma Scholarship – Rhett Grieve

U of M’s Diploma Scholarship –  Lacey Calder

U of M’s Degree Scholarship– Emily Rob

 

Manitoba Ag Days will also be providing the Education and Leadership Grant in the amount of $10,000 once again to Agriculture in the Classroom – Manitoba.

 

Manitoba Ag Days show is an annual three-day exposition of agriculture production expertise, technology and equipment that attracts exhibitors and visitors from across Canada and the United States of America held at the Keystone Centre in Brandon Manitoba.  The 2024 show dates are Tuesday, January 16 – Thursday, January 18.

For more information or the latest updates please visit https://www.agdays.com/ or follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @mbagdays.

 

For all media inquiries please contact:

Teresa Vallotton – Communications Coordinator at (204) 526-0574 media@agdays.com

OR

Kristen Phillips, Manitoba Ag Days General Manager at (204)728-4137 coordinator@agdays.com