Are you looking for something fun to do this summer? The IAA Foundation and Illinois Farm Bureau hosts three events in July and September that help fund the Illinois Ag in the Classroom program. So why not head out to one of these events to have fun and help out a good cause. For more information you may visit www.iaafoundation.org.

Pull for Agriculture Education - July 18, 2009 - World Shooting & Recreational Complex, Sparta, IL - Participate in sporting clay or trap shooting courses. Cash prizes are awarded.

Golf Outing - July 30, 2009 - Pontiac, IL - Enjoy a round of golf at wither Wolf Creek Golf Club or Elks Country Club. Participants will receive lunch and steak dinner. Prizes will be awarded and a silent auction will be held.

Country Crossroads Ag in the Classroom Bike Ride - September 8, 9, and/or 10, 2009 - For the 14th annual Illinois Ag in the Classroom Bike Ride, cyclists will travel through nine counties in Eastern Illinois - right through the country crossroads of America. The ride will begin and end each day in Mattoon, IL. Riders raise funds and also help awarness at school stops along the route, bringing the important message of agriculture to students in the state of Illinois.

Thank you to all of the teachers who helped to make our first year doing Ag in the Classroom a success. Many of you requested presentations, used Ag Mags, borrowed kits, etc. To show our appreciation for your interest in the program and educating our youth about the importance of agriculture each school building who had at least one teacher participate at some level will be getting a book entitled "All Around the Farm" for their school library. These books will be delivered later this month. In addition to the books each teacher who participated will receive a certificate. Below is a list of schools and teachers who utilized the resources during the 2008-2009 school year. For more information on how to participate next year contact Aimee at 815-268-4051.

Chebanse Elementary: Mrs. Grenhoff, Mrs. McLaughlin

Nash Middle School: Mrs. Brough, Mrs. Hitchens (CCLD)

Donovan Elementary: Mrs. Both, Mr. Loy, Mrs. Gertsch, Mrs. Legan

GCMS Middle School: Mrs. Tate, Mrs. Ricks

Cissna Park Elementary: Mr. Meyer, Mrs. Reutter, Miss Brantley, Mrs. Kollmann, Mrs. Maul

PLB Clara Peterson: Ms. Early, Ms. Krumwiede, Mrs. Horn, Ms. Cowgill, Ms. Foster, Mrs. Johnson, Ms. Jones, Mrs. Lemenager, Mrs. Kummerow

PBL Eastlawn: Mrs. Hodak, Mrs. Francisco, Mrs. Pitman, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Swan, Ms. Reid, Mrs. Niewold

Iroquois West - Danforth: Miss Wilken

Iroquois West - Gilman: Mrs. Eggemeyer, Mrs. Bank, Mrs. Talbert, Miss Menigoz, Miss Hansen, Miss Rich

Iroquois West - Thawville: Mrs. Manahan

Iroquois West Middle School: Mrs. Koets, Mrs. Murphy

Nettie Davis - Watseka: Mrs. Stone

Wanda Kendall - Watseka: Mrs. Lundquist, Mrs. Zumwalt, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Germann, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Oster, Ms. Hilgendorf, Mr. Burke, Mr. Watson, Ms. Hasselbring

Woodland Elementary: Mrs. Loeffler, Mrs. Langellier, Mrs. Boyden, Mrs. Tuttle

Crescent City Grade School: Mrs. Wengert

Milford Grade School (East & West Campus): Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Schoolman