Check out the "Faces of Agriculture" display at the new Agrium Western Event Centre July 4 - 13, 2014!

 

Agrium’s Daily Program – Calgary Stampede Grounds
All-Day	Scavenger Hunt Participate in a Scavenger Hunt taking you around the Agrium Western Event Centre. Answer questions correctly and be entered into a draw to win PlayStation 4 or Beats Headset.
2 pm	Presentation on Careers in Agriculture Fun and family-friendly demonstrations showcasing a wide variety of career paths available in Agriculture – from farming and science to research and cooking! Participants have the chance to enter into a draw to win an iPad Air.
3 pm	Wheel of Agriculture Spin the Wheel of Agriculture and answer trivia questions to be eligible to win a prize.

 

Agrium is proud to partner with the charity Breakfast for Learning, which is committed to ensuring young students are well-nourished and ready to learn every day. Agrium will donate $1 per biodegradable wildflower seed card which will be given away at the Faces of Agriculture display. Visitors to the booth will also have the opportunity to participate in draw to win bags of top-rated Crop Production Services fertilizer.

 

Come check out the Agrium display and learn why achieving their vision to help feed the world responsibly means not only helping to grow more food, but to do it in ways that protect the environment, support economic vitality, and enhance communities.

 

For more information:

 

Agrium Corporate Relations

corporate.relations@agrium.com

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteer Opportunity for Ag for Life Safety Days

Agriculture for Life is seeking 4-H volunteers over the age of 16 to help assist with their upcoming safety days in Innisfail, Elnora and Caresland.

 

Innisfail Farm Safety Day Volunteers

 

Time Commitment & Date:

 

June 25, 2014 - 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 

Volunteer #1 Job Title:

 

Timer

 

Responsibilities:

• Time stations, let groups know when to rotate, help groups find next stations, help with set-up and take-down, help out as needed with students and stations when station have gotten going.

Volunteer #2 Job Title:

 

General Helper

 

Responsibilities:

• Help students find which station to switch next to, help with general set-up and take-down, help out as needed with students and stations, fill in if any presenters can't make it.

Volunteer # 3 Job Title:

 

Station Presenter

 

Responsibilities:

•  Present a farm safety topic, 8 times for 10 minutes to rotating groups of students, teach a topic assigned by coordinator using interactive displays, activities and information provided to you. Must arrive on time to set up and ensure you are ready to teach! Must be good with kids and practice safe habits yourself, but not necessarily a safety 'expert'.

Please note, similar volunteer opportunities are available for Elnora in September and Carseland in October.

 

Volunteer spots are being filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. To commit to this event, please contact Rae-Lee Pieschel, 4-H Foudnation of Alberta, phone: 587.999.2240 or email: pieschel@4hab.com.

 

About Ag for Life

 

Ag for Life is a not for profit organization dedicated to building a greater understanding and appreciation of agriculture and its fundamental connection to life. For more information visit: www.agricultureforlife.ca.

 

4-H Alberta supporters, Agrium, ATB Financial, Penn West, Rocky Mountain Equipment, UFA Co-operative Limited all proudly support Ag for Life in addition to other valuable sponsors.

Agrium Western Event Centre Official Grand Opening!

The official grand opening event for the Agrium Western Event Centre will take place Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Stampede Park.  All 4-H families are welcome to attend!