A Year's Worth of Safety

After a one year hiatus, Safety and Insurance Services once again ran their Children’s’ Safety Poster Contest this fall. Open to children and grandchildren of FS member cooperative and GROWMARK facility employees, the contest had an excellent result with more than 100 posters submitted from 18 member cooperatives.

"We were very happy with the quality of the posters drawn by the children and grandchildren of our System employees," said Doug DeFilippo, safety services manager. "The selection process was difficult with so many posters showing excellent safety messages."

Each entrant receives a certificate of appreciation and the 12 winning posters will be featured on the 2010 GROWMARK Compliance Calendar. The winning artists will also receive their choice of a savings bond, Walmart, Toys R Us, or FS gift card.

This year's winners are:

January: Bretlyn Crow, age 12, Lincoln Land FS, Inc.

February: Yaley Steele, age 11, Gateway FS, Inc.

March: Kenzy Moore, age 8, Wabash Valley Service Company

April: Katie Gress, age 8, AgVantage FS

May: Mackenzie Cryder, age 10, GRAINCO FS, Inc.

June: Paige Myroth, age 10, Conserv FS, Inc.

July: Cole Perry, age 13, Gateway FS, Inc.

August: Emily Knuth, age 9, Frontier FS Cooperative

September: Erica Patrick, age 9, Frontier FS Cooperative

October: Travis Hahn, age 8, Frontier FS Cooperative

November: Kaitlin Rutz, age 13, Madison Service Company

December: Katilin Schmitz, age 7, Gateway FS, Inc.