Sun Shines on AASV Foundation

September 10, 2014 — AASV Staff

The AASV Foundation hosted another successful golf outing fundraiser on August 21, with 48 golfers on 12 teams participating in the modified best-ball tournament. Several teams encountered heavy rains as they traveled to the course in the morning, wondering if the event would be cancelled upon their arrival. But shortly before the noon tee-off, the clouds parted and the rain stopped, allowing the sun to shine on a fine afternoon for golf at Fox Ridge Golf Club in Dike, Iowa.

In addition to the good weather, participants enjoyed the hospitality of generous event sponsors. Aivlosin® provided a box lunch for each golfer, and beverage sponsor Harrisvaccines kept the golfers hydrated with a variety of liquid refreshment. Golf hole sponsors Alltech, Insight Wealth Group, Pivot Wealth Strategies, Topigs Norsvin USA, and Zoetis spiced up the course with additional games, giveaways, and team photos. At the conclusion of the golfing, Uniferon® sponsored the awards dinner to recognize the individual and team winners.

Regardless of the golf scores, the real winner of the day was the AASV Foundation. The event raised $8500, which will help fund swine research, travel stipends for veterinary students to attend the AASV annual meeting, swine externship grants, scholarships, and more. The foundation is grateful to the companies who provided sponsorship support and hosted teams for the outing. In addition, the foundation expresses sincere thanks to Dr. Steve Menke and his son Mike for making it possible to hold the outing at Fox Ridge Golf Club, and especially to Dr. Ron White, who is stepping down after coordinating the foundation’s golf fundraisers for the past seven years – thank you, Ron!

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AASV staff contributed to or researched this story. For more information about the AASV, please visit http://www.aasv.org/.