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Mike R. Bowlin, owner of M J B Ranch,
Weatherford, Texas, bid $60,000 on Jan. 17 to purchase the 2008
Angus Foundation Heifer Package, donated by Jud and Jeff Baldridge,
owners of Baldridge Bros. in North Platte, Neb. More than $1.2
million has been raised from this Angus Foundation fundraising
activity since its inception in 1980.
“We just felt that this was a good
cause. This heifer fit into our breeding and donor program and we
felt that she would make an excellent addition to our herd,” said
Bowlin. “I know that I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to attend
college without help from organizations like the Angus Foundation.
So this was our opportunity to give back.”
The heifer package was auctioned
during the National Western Stock Show’s Angus Bull Sale in
Denver, Colo., with all proceeds benefiting the Angus Foundation,
the not-for-profit affiliate of the American Angus Association®
that funds and supports programs involving education, youth and
research in the Angus breed and agricultural industry. David
McMahon of Belle Point Ranch, Fort Smith, Ark., was the contending
bidder.
Baldridge Blackcap S813, an August
2006 daughter of Rito 1I2 of 2536 Rito 6I6, headlined the 2008
package. Her dam is VT 1407 New Design Z38 selected by Murcielago
LLC in Virginia as the $210,000 top-selling female of the
Baldridge Bros. 2006 record-setting sale.
In addition to the heifer, MJB
Ranch will receive 30 days of free insurance from American Live
Stock Insurance Co., Geneva, Ill.; free transportation to the
buyer’s ranch provided by Lathrop Livestock Transportation,
Dundee, Ill.; and an Advanced Reproductive Technology Package from
Trans Ova Genetics, Sioux Center, Iowa.
“We are honored by the generosity
shown by both Baldridge Bros. and M J B Ranch in the donation and
purchase of this outstanding female,” said Milford Jenkins, Angus
Foundation president. “Their charitable and unselfish endorsement
of the importance of raising funds for education, youth and
research for the benefit of the Angus breed will be an inspiration
for many years to come.”
“I’d also like to extend a special
thank you to American Live Stock Insurance, Lathrop Livestock
Transportation and Trans Ova Genetics for the generous
contributions they made to the successful sale of this year’s
heifer package.”
Funds generated by the sale of the
heifer package will support the Angus Foundation’s first capital
campaign, Vision of Value: Campaign for Angus, which aims to raise
$11 million by Dec. 31, 2011, to further support the Foundation’s
education, youth and research efforts. To date, more than $4.3
million has been committed to the campaign through out-right cash
gifts, pledges and planned giving commitments.
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