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Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation holds 11th annual Milk Run/Walk 5K
Camden, DE
05/28/2024 02:16 PM

Over $15,000 was raised to benefit the Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation, Ministry of Caring’s Milk for Children Fund and Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program.

 

Despite the rainy weather on Saturday, May 18, 82 participants ran the course at Ramsey’s Farm during the Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation’s Annual Milk Run/Walk 5K. In its eleventh year, the event has now raised over $215,000 for Delaware-based organizations.

 

Stewart Ramsey of Ramsey’s Farm in Wilmington, DE has been involved with the Milk Run since the beginning and was happy to host it again this year. “I continue to be amazed at the generosity of our community and partners in agriculture.” He said “the Milk Run was born out of a need to provide milk to children who otherwise would go without that valuable nutrition. The event generates awareness of the need and brings local sponsors together to provide a solution, Delaware Farm Bureau is the perfect organization to tackle this challenge.”

 

One of the beneficiaries of the race, the Ministry of Caring, provides for those in need in the Wilmington area. Milk is one part of the nutritional meals served to the hungry at Emmanuel Dining Room. Priscilla Rakestraw, Deputy Director of Development for the Ministry of Caring, said “We are so grateful to the Delaware Farm Bureau and to all the people that participated in the Milk Run! We can provide poor and homeless children with as much milk as they can drink, and that is so important.”

 

The Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program allows children in need to take a backpack full of food home at the end of the school week to alleviate hunger for the weekend. The backpacks have food such as shelf-stable milk and juice, macaroni and cheese, granola bars, and apple sauce.

 

The Delaware Farm Bureau Foundation strives to increase awareness, understanding, and positivity surrounding Delaware agriculture. Funds raised from this event will benefit the Foundation’s various programs and other initiatives to support this mission.

 

According to Mikayla Paul, DEFB marketing coordinator, “This is a fun event for everyone! Whether they were running or walking the course, they got a great view of Northern Delaware agriculture”. She added, “There was even a milk cow from Emerson Dairy!”

 

Winners of each division received an engraved cow bell. Sponsors also donated an array of gift certificates that were raffled off to participants.

 

This year’s sponsors are as follows.

Diamond Sponsor:

Delmarva Farmer

Hoober

Hy-Point Dairy

Land O’ Lakes

Ramsey’s Farm

Woodside Farm Creamery

 

Gold Sponsors:

Broadbent Insurance Inc.

Clay Farms

Del-One Federal Credit Union

Delaware Department of Agriculture

Dempsey Farms, LLC

Kevin Rogers & Jackie King

King Crop Insurance

LabWare Holdings, Inc.

New Castle Conservation District

New Castle County Farm Bureau

Puglisi Egg Farms

Sussex County Farm Bureau

Syngenta

 

Silver Sponsors:

By the Book Services, Inc.

Crow Insurance Agency

Delaware Running Company

Delaware State Grange

Delawarren Farms

Emerson Farms/Cowgirl Creamery

EMSI

ESECO

Francis Optimal Performance Chiropractic

Horizon Farm Credit

J.E. Bailey & Sons Inc.

Kent County Farm Bureau

L&L Farms

Legacy Farms

M&T Bank

NovaCare

Nutrien Ag Solutions

Roland & Laura Hill

Seth L. Ivins, MD

Vanderwende Farm Creamery

 

Friend Sponsors:

Bruce C. Ennis

Charles S. Postles Jr.

Dairy Farmers of America

G&S Dairy

Guy & Nancy Phillips

Powers Farm

Richfield Farms

Taylor & Messick, Inc.

Taylor’s Bridge Farm

 

For more information on the Delaware Farm Bureau and Foundation, visit www.defb.org . For more information on the Ministry of Caring, visit https://www.ministryofcaring.org/. For more information on the Food Bank of Delaware, visit https://www.fbd.org/.

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Jaiden Cain
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