BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180312T230000Z DTEND:20180313T013000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2018 American Agriculture Appreciation Banquet DESCRIPTION:AMERICAN AGRICULTURE APPRECIATION BANQUET -\n\nMARCH 12\, 2018\n\n \n\nThe American Agriculture Appreciation Banquet supports the successes of agri-business in Portage County. \n\n\n\nPresentations are made to students and their leaders in categories including:\n\n\n\n4-H Leadership in Agriculture Award - Suzanna Viau\n\n\n\nOutstanding FFA Senior Awards - Shelby Stuczynski-Amherst High School\; Wyatt Stanislawski-Rosholt High School\; and Justin Wisinski-SPASH\n\n\n\n Agri-Business Scholarship Recipients - Bailey Adams and Ellisa Frederickson\n\n\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION\n\n\n\n\n\nOutstanding Contribution to Agriculture Award - Hamerski Farms\, Inc.\n\n\n\nCLICK HERE FOR NOMINATION FORM \n\n\n\nLocation of Event: Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center\, 1001 Amber Avenue\, Stevens Point\, WI (Expos 3A & 3B)\n\n\n\nDinner includes: Garden Salad with Choice of Dressing\, Chicken Meredith (Herb Breaded Chicken Breast Pan-Seared with Sauce Supreme)\, Baked Potato\, Seasonal Vegetable\, Rolls with butter\, delicious chocolate fudge cake for dessert and Coffee\, Tea and Milk.\n\n\n\nAn assorted\, complimentary appetizer buffet will also be served with items donated by our local Agri-Businesses.\n\n\n\n(Vegetarian or Gluten Free Options available upon request)\n\n\n\nGuest Speaker:\n\n\n\nLayne Cozzolino\, Executive Director of Farmshed\n\n \n\nLayne's will be presenting "Food as the Connection to our Place". Layne has been with Farmshed since 2009\, first as a volunteer board member and program organizer. As a volunteer\, she created Farmshed's EBT program at the Stevens Point Farmers Market. Layne was then hired as the organization's first employee in 2011 when they took over the former Sorenson's Garden Center in downtown Stevens Point. The Farmshed community had dreams of making it a community food center\, and have since made that a reality. Layne has overseen Farmshed's growth and development into the region's leading local food organization She also holds a Masters Decree from UWSP in Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems.\n\n\n\nWant to become further involved in the banquet? Program sponsorships for the American Agriculture Banquet are available in a variety of categories including in-kind donations. Contact Karen Schanock at 715-344-1940 or kschanock@portagecountybiz.com for additional information.\n\n\n\nView photos below from 2017 event. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

AMERICAN AGRICULTURE APPRECIATION \;BANQUET -
\nMARCH 12\, 2018
\n \;
\nThe American Agriculture Appreciation Banquet supports the successes of \;agri-business \;in Portage County. \;
\n
\nPresentations are made to students and their leaders \;in categories including:
\n
\n4-H Leadership in Agriculture \;Award \;- \; Suzanna Viau
\n
\nOutstanding \;FFA \;Senior \;Awards - Shelby Stuczynski-Amherst \;High School\; Wyatt Stanislawski-Rosholt High School\; and Justin Wisinski-SPASH
\n
\n​\;Agri-Business \;Scholarship Recipients \;- Bailey Adams and Ellisa Frederickson
\n
\n
\nCLICK HERE FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
\n
\n
\nOutstanding Contribution to Agriculture Award - Hamerski Farms\, Inc.
\n
\nCLICK HERE FOR \;NOMINATION FORM \;
\n
\nLocation of Event: \; Holiday Inn Hotel &\; Convention Center\, 1001 Amber Avenue\, \;Stevens Point\, WI (Expos 3A &\; 3B)
\n
\nDinner includes: Garden Salad with Choice of Dressing\, Chicken Meredith (Herb Breaded Chicken Breast Pan-Seared with Sauce Supreme)\, Baked Potato\, Seasonal Vegetable\, Rolls with butter\, delicious chocolate fudge cake for \;dessert and Coffee\, Tea and Milk.
\n
\nAn assorted\, complimentary appetizer buffet will also be served with items donated by our local \;Agri-Businesses.
\n
\n(Vegetarian or Gluten Free Options available upon request)
\n
\nGuest Speaker:
\n
\nLayne Cozzolino\, Executive Director of Farmshed
\n​\;
\nLayne'\;s will be presenting "\;Food as the Connection to our Place"\;. \; Layne has been with Farmshed since 2009\, first as a volunteer board member and program organizer. As a volunteer\, she created Farmshed'\;s EBT program at the Stevens Point Farmers Market. Layne was then hired as the organization'\;s first employee in 2011 when they took over the former Sorenson'\;s Garden Center in downtown Stevens Point. The Farmshed \;community had dreams of making it a community food center\, and have since made that a reality. Layne has overseen Farmshed'\;s \;growth and development into the region'\;s leading local food organization She also holds a Masters Decree from UWSP in Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems.
\n
\nWant to become further involved in the banquet? \;Program sponsorships for the American Agriculture Banquet are available in a variety of categories including in-kind donations. \; Contact Karen \;Schanock \;at 715-344-1940 or \;kschanock@portagecountybiz.com \;for additional information.
\n
\nView photos below from 2017 \;event.

\n LOCATION:Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center 1001 Amber Avenue Stevens Point\, WI UID:e.390.6415 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260915T042844Z URL:https://business.portagecountybiz.com/events/details/2018-american-agriculture-appreciation-banquet-6415 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR