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LMA's donation to Kiowa County 4-H aimed at helping restore county fairgroundsKansas Livestock Marketing Association will donate the remaining money to its Greensburg, Kan., tornado relief fund to the 4-H Council in Kiowa County, to aid in the rebuilding of the county fairgrounds. Following last May's devastating tornado in the Greensburg area, which severely damaged the fairgrounds, LMA collected more than $30,000 from its members and the public. The money was used to buy a variety of materials--from generators to fence posts--needed immediately by livestock producers hit by the storm. Five LMA member markets in the Greensburg area were used to distribute the material, free to producers. About $4,400 was left in the fund, Mike Lewis, former LMA director and owner of Pratt Livestock said. A major organizer of last spring's relief effort, Lewis said. "The county fairgrounds are the site of many 4-H activities, including livestock shows," Lewis said. "We felt it was only natural that relief money, gathered by many of America's livestock markets, go to a facility used by the next generation of livestock producers." Lewis will present the check, on behalf of LMA, to officials of the 4-H Council. "Giving to 4-H is always a good investment for the future of agriculture," Jim Santomaso, LMA president, Sterling, Colo., said. "And helping restore the fairgrounds will benefit the entire community." LMA is North America's largest membership organization dedicated to supporting, representing and communicating with and for the entire livestock marketing sector. It is headquartered in Kansas City, Mo. 4/28/08 Date: 4/24/08
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