Oxford Friendship Meals Center receives $2,500 donation from America’s Farmers Grow Communities
Charles Buss is with his wife, Louann Buss and Mary Ann Parson. (Courtesy photo).
Sumner Newscow report — Oxford Friendship Meals Center has received a $2,500 donation from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund and directed by local farmer Charles Buss of Sumner County. The donation will help the organization do some much needed repairs and upkeep of their location.
Buss selected the Oxford Friendship Meals Center because he felt that the organization could use the funds to help the senior center with an updated look and place for the seniors to continue to meet for their daily lunch and activities. The Oxford Friendship Meals Center was very grateful of the donation and thanked Mr. Buss for picking their organization.
The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the communities where farmers and Monsanto Company employees live and work. Visit the Monsanto Fund at www.monsantofund.org.
For six years, America’s Farmers Grow Communities has collaborated with farmers to donate over $22 million to more than 8,000 community organizations across rural America. Winning farmers will direct donations to nonprofits to help fight rural hunger, purchase life saving fire and EMS equipment, support ag youth leadership programs, buy much needed classroom resources, and so much more.
America’s Farmers Grow Communities partners with farmers to support local nonprofit causes that positively impact farming communities across rural America. Grow Communities is one program in the America’s Farmers community outreach effort, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Other programs include America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, which encourages rural youth to remain in agriculture and provides $1,500 college scholarships to high school and college students pursuing ag-related degrees and America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, which works with farmers to nominate rural school districts to compete for $10,000 and $25,000 math and science grants. Visit www.AmericasFarmers.com to learn more.
