Deadline
Approaching for
KILE Junior Beef
Exhibitor
Scholarship
HARRISBURG --
The application
deadline for
scholarships is
quickly
approaching for
college students
who exhibited
beef at the
Keystone
International
Livestock
Exposition
(KILE). The
scholarships are
available
through the KILE
Beef Committee,
including one
for $1,000 and
one for $500.
“It is very
gratifying to
see so many
young people
working hard to
become the next
generation of
agricultural
leaders through
excellence in
showmanship and
education,” said
Agriculture
Secretary Dennis
Wolff. “By
helping fund the
education of
these students,
we are growing
the future of
the $2 billion
beef industry
and agriculture
in
Pennsylvania.”
More than 200
junior beef
exhibitors
participate at
KILE annually.
The scholarship
was created to
recognize their
commitment to
the agricultural
industry and
provide an
additional
benefit by
helping them pay
for college. A
percentage of
the proceeds
raised from the
Youth Beef
Benefit Auction
at the 2007 KILE
have been
dedicated to the
Junior Beef
Exhibitor
Scholarship
Fund.
To qualify for
the scholarship,
applicants must
have exhibited
beef cattle in
the junior beef
show at KILE for
at least one
year since 2005.
Applicants must
be enrolled in a
degree or
certification
program at a
post-secondary
educational
institution
(college,
university,
trade, or
technical
school). Awards
will be based on
academics,
community
leadership,
agricultural
activities and
KILE
involvement.
The two
recipients will
be recognized at
the 2008 KILE on
Friday, October
3, at the youth
beef benefit
auction. This
year’s KILE will
be held
September 27 –
October 5 at the
Pennsylvania
Farm Show
Complex & Expo
Center in
Harrisburg.
Applications
must be
completed in
full, be
accompanied by
the required
documentation
and postmarked
by June 15 and
sent to Jim
Sharp, PA Farm
Show Complex,
2300 N. Cameron
St., Harrisburg
PA 17110.
