And thank you committee members!

Yesterday we thanked the numerous sponsors who have generously supported the first Breakfast on the Farm, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t also thank the committee members who have unselfishly volunteered countless hours of their time and shared their ideas and talents to make this event happen!

First and foremost we must thank our hosts, Tony and Patti Jandernoa and their family, for volunteering to hold this event at their dairy farm. Offering to hold an event of this size goes above and beyond generous! Anyone who has ever conducted a similar event knows the amount of time that goes into making sure that everything goes just right! It’s like inviting 1,500 people over to your house!

In addition to the Jandernoa family, thanks also go out to (in alphabetical order):

Gus Cullens, Demmer Corporation
Duane Disher, Dairy Farm Services
Ted Ferris, MSU Dept. of Animal Science
Laura Hamlin, Michigan Farm Bureau
Sara Long, MSU Dept. of ANR Communications
Ethel Mapes, Clinton Co. MSU Extension
Jerry May, Gratiot Co. MSU Extension livestock educator
Carol Stewart, Clinton Co. Farm Bureau
Marilyn Thelen, Clinton Co. MSU Extension director

And a BIG thank you goes to the lead organizer of the event and the one who came up with the idea to hold it, Faith Cullens. Faith works for MSU Extension in Clinton Co. and is a dairy educator. Thanks, Faith, for all of the hard work and commitment you have invested in making this event happen!