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“Friends of the Centre” Campaign

Posted in: Press Releases by admin on September 8, 2011

Objective

To allow a broader group of pork industry individuals and corporations to lend their support to the Prairie Swine Centre.

Motivation

For the past several months and into the near-term most pork producers including the Prairie Swine Centre have faced significant financial challenges.

Concept

“Friends of the Centre”

is way for for pork producers, suppliers, packers, processors and others to show their support. Benefits from having a dedicated swine research facility flows to all parts of the value chain. As a friend of the Centre you will ensure Prairie Swine Centre remains a viable part of the pork industry in the future.

Benefits to our Friends

The opportunity to play a visible and meaninful role in the continuation of the unique industry-orientated research and technology transfer programs offered by Prairie Swine Centre.
Friends receive advanced notice of seminars, publications and special events sponsored by the Centre.
Friends will have their business recognized as “Friends of the Centre” on the PSC Website.
Friends will also be provided with exclusive opportunities to provide advertorial materials for insertion in newsletters, Centred on Swine publications and the Annual Research Reports.
Friends will also benefit by knowing that they made a difference when it really mattered.

Benefits to Prairie Swine Centre

The Centre gains a voluntary source of funds to partially fill the gap in the business plan created by poor pig prices and the declining check-off funds available for pork associations to allocate to research.
The Centre gains a group of motivated and interested champions that see value in maintaining a strong industry orientated research program.
The sharing of costs incurred to generate knowledge is spread over a greater portion of the industry and better reflects the allocation of benefits to multiple members of the pork value chain. This way the number of champions that take ownership for the Centre as well as the knowledge it develops, increases.

To provide your support to the Centre please consider the following voluntary contributions to the “Friends of the Centre” Campaign

$200 individual farm membership
$1500 regional suppliers
$2500 national/international suppliers

Cheques can be made payable to:
Prairie Swine Centre
Box 21057, 2105 8th Street East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7H 5N9 CANADA
A receipt can be provided upon request.