Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with the Chairman of the All American Beef Battalion, Jon Fort, about upcoming fundraisers and events of the AABB. One of those fundraisers will be taking place on December 18th at the Oklahoma National Stockyards.
The AABB is comprised of a group of individuals involved in the United States Beef Cattle Industry who are working to support troops fighting the global war on terror. Part of their mission is to organize and sponsor steak feeds, entertainment, programs, meetings and projects with service members and their families while also fostering an appreciation and respect for our Armed Forces Military Service Members. Bill Broadie, founder of AABB in 2008 and a Vietnam Veteran, passed away in January of 2021.
On Monday, December 18th, the Oklahoma National Stockyards will auction a calf for the benefit of the AABB, along with National Livestock providing lunch for those in attendance. The AABB crew is bringing their cooker and will be preparing a ribeye lunch. Lunch will begin at 11 a.m. and the actual sale will take place at 12:30 p.m. in the sale arena of the Stockyards.
“This will be the third year in a row that we actually decided as a group that we should come and show those that are making charitable contributions what we actually do for our service men and women,” Fort said.
The AABB group is non-profit and 100 percent volunteer, Fort added.
The calf to be auctioned is again being donated by 3C Cattle Feeders and the Clyde Runyan family of Mill Creek, Oklahoma. A very special thanks go out to Penny, along with her sons Casey and Bear, who have donated the calf for 10 years. Clyde was with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam and always considered this as a privilege to be able to give back to the troops. Runyan passed away in 2019 and his family continues the legacy of donating the calf in his honor.
Anyone may support this effort by calling 800-310-0220 and speaking with Debbie Wedel. If you are unable to attend but would still like to support the cause, you can call Debbie for your proxy bid, or you may also visit the All American Beef Battalion website (www.steaksfortroops.com) and make your donation by PayPal. National Livestock will invoice bidders and contributors and will forward all funds to the AABB. All checks should be made payable to the All American Beef Battalion.
To learn more, visit https://www.steaksfortroops.com/ or visit the AABB Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllAmericanBeefBattalion.
