Deere & Co. renews commitment to Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
John Deere & Company recently renewed its commitment to Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK) in 2006, by contributing $55,000 to support the organization's efforts to keep rural kids safe and healthy.
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FS4JK will use the donated funds to strengthen and expand their chapter network of volunteers and fund a new machinery safety puppet show and tractor safety educational packet. "Our corporate sponsors make it possible for us to create new programs and reach more children every year with important messages about farm safety," said Marilyn Adams, founder of FS4JK. "As a non-profit organization, we are so appreciative of their generosity and support."
FS4JK relies on corporate funding from ag businesses like John Deere & Company to develop up-to-date farm safety and health resources and sustain the grassroots volunteer program. Since 1987, FS4JK has grown to include a network of nearly 130 volunteer chapters throughout the United States and Canada. Millions of children, youth and farm families have attended FS4JK events.
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids is a non-profit organization working to promote farm safety for kids. Marilyn Adams, spokesperson, president and founder started the organization after her 11-year-old son, Keith, died in a gravity flow wagon of shelled corn on the family's Iowa farm. Today, the organization produces and distributes educational materials on various farm health and safety topics. FS4JK is supported by a chapter network of grassroots volunteers throughout the United States and Canada who conduct educational programs and promote the FS4JK message of safety.
John Deere & Company is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural and forestry equipment; a major manufacturer of construction equipment; and a leading supplier of equipment used in lawn, grounds and turf care. The company was founded in 1837. John Deere agriculture, construction and forestry equipment is distributed through a network of more than 1800 independent dealers worldwide.
(Source: Farm Safety 4 Just Kids news release via Ag PR.)
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