ACTION Team Members Selected

     The Illinois Farm Bureau Board of Directors has named 40 Farm Bureau members to serve on the four 2010 ACTION Teams. Eighteen new members applied and will serving their first term on a team of their choice beginning this month. ACTION Teams that members can serve on are: Education, Membership, Public Relations, and Quality of Life.
     Peoria County members selected to an ACTION Team were Richard Heinz on the Education Team and David Headley and Jacob Streitmatter to the Public Relations Team.

John Deere Trip to Waterloo

     The Peoria County Farm Bureau Marketing Committee has scheduled a two day bus trip on Thursday, January 28 and Friday, January 29 to tour the John Deere Engine Works and Tractor Assembly Plants in Waterloo, Iowa. We will also tour the Herbert Hoover Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa and Duffy's Collectable Cars in Cedar Rapids.

     Even though this harvest season has been very long and stressful for area farmers, it hasn't deterred them from giving to others. During the annual fruit and nut sale at Peoria County Farm Bureau, Ag in the Classroom Coordinator Tiona Kimble arranged for members to drop off food donations as they picked up their orders on Wednesday. Not knowing what to expect, given the hectic schedule of the farmers, Kimble told Barb Shreves of the Peoria Area Food Bank that she would do what she could to help and hope for the best.
     On Wednesday, as PCFB members came to pick up their fruit, they dropped off cases of food - literally! The PCFB Foundation, AITC Program, along with the Young Leaders group and PCFB members were able to collect 875lbs of food and $162 to donate to the Peoria Area Food Bank.
     Tiona Kimble would like to express her sincere gratitude to those who participated in this event. Due to the success of the food drive this year, Kimble is hoping to make this a part of the annual event.

Florida Citrus Pickup

   Nearly 300 members ordered fresh Florida Farm Bureau citrus or Terry Lynn nuts during the annual Peoria County Farm Bureau fall produce sale. Members should pick up the citrus and/or nuts at the Farm Bureau building between 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16. A total of 530 forty pound boxes of Florida citrus was ordered by members. The citrus delivery will arrive by a refrigerated semi trailer with 270 boxes of oranges, 185 boxes of grapefruit and 75 boxes of tangelos.