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THE POULTRY SCIENCE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION'S FIRST MAJOR FUNDRAISING EFFORT A SUCCESS

Results from San Antonio Raffle Announced; Focus Now Turns to Auctions and 2008 Centennial Meeting

SAVOY, IL (November 5, 2007) – The Poultry Science Association Foundation (the Foundation), a charitable corporation affiliated with the Poultry Science Association (PSA), today announced the results of its first successful fundraising effort and a renewed focus on fundraising activities culminating at PSA's Centennial Meeting at Niagara Falls in 2008.

The Foundation's function is to help secure private financial support for a number of PSA-related activities, including: scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students; targeted faculty initiatives that benefit the poultry industry and PSA; symposia and conferences; and lectureships that address specific issues or concerns of particular importance to the global poultry community.

PSA Foundation Quilt Raffle Nets More than $7,000

The Foundation announced that the winner of the PSA Foundation 2007 Quilt Raffle Drawing at PSA's annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas in July was Mr. William R. Lee of Salisbury, Maryland. Mr. Lee won a handmade quilt designed and crafted by Mrs. Marion Moore from Hall County in Georgia.

The raffle, the first major fundraising activity by the Foundation, netted more than $7,000, according to Dr. James Denton, Professor Emeritus, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science-University of Arkansas, who heads the Foundation.

Update on PSA Foundation Art Auction

The online art auction announced in San Antonio is underway, with the PSA Foundation Centennial Art Auction website (www.poultryscience.org/foundationauction2007.asp) now open and ready for bids. According to Dr. Denton, participants have until next year's 2008 Centennial Meeting in Niagara Falls to bid on the items. (Bidding closes on July 22, 2008 at 5:00 PM CT.) Winners will be announced at the Centennial.

Auction items, with pre-specified starting bids, include:

• Tom Whiting Display-Taxidermy of Chickens Used for Fly Tying in Glass Cabinet Display Case: Donor-Artist Tom Whiting ($2,500).
• Carved Ostrich Egg with PSA logo commemorating the 2008 Centennial: Donor-Artist Alan Rabon ($900).
• Table size University of Arkansas Poultry Center Chicken Bronze: Artist-William Turner; Donor- Tyson Foods, Don Tyson ($2,500).
• Framed Watercolor Chicken, Artist-Brenda K. McDaniel, Donor:-Cobb-Vantress, John Hardiman ($3,200).
• Stained Glass Window Art Chicken, Artist-Lin McJunkin, Donor-Aviagen Group, Jim McKay ($4,000).
• Art Quilt (48" x 60"), Artist-Judy Wangemann, Donor: Novus, Tara Walsh York ($2,400).
• Turkey Wall Hanging: Donor-Wayne & Kim Kuenzel, University of Arkansas ($1,600).

PSA Foundation Silent Auction

In addition to the online auction, the Foundation is also sponsoring a Silent Auction at the Centennial meeting. Auction items will include various poultry-related memorabilia, all of which have been donated to the Foundation for the auction. Interested individuals will be able to bid on the items throughout the week of the Centennial meeting.

According to Dr. Denton, anyone desiring to donate items to the PSA Foundation Centennial Silent Auction should contact one of the following individuals. As with the online auction, all funds raised through the Silent Auction will go to the support of the Foundation.

To date, items donated to the Silent Auction include, among others: a small quilt, chicken-themed purses, a Perdue Farm House Print, brass bookends from Guelph 1949; a hen-in-basket taxidermy; various poultry books, and a PSA quilt made from old PSA tee-shirts.

Said Dr. Denton: "We are delighted with the success of the Quilt Raffle in San Antonio, which gave us an excellent start in raising funds for the Foundation. We hope that everyone in PSA and the industry will also join in the fun of participating in the online and silent auctions. The items available are all interesting, and many are very fine works of art, which the winners will be able to enjoy for a lifetime. We also hope participants will take satisfaction in knowing that their bids and donated items will help support the Foundation's efforts relating to poultry education and other poultry-related initiatives."

About PSA

The Poultry Science Association (PSA) is a global scientific society dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge generated by poultry research – knowledge that enhances human and animal health and well-being and provides for the ethical, sustainable, and economical production of food. Founded in 1908, PSA has a global membership of about 3,500. For more information, go to www.poultryscience.org.