Cargill recognized for United Way giving

Employees at the Cargill plant in Mount Vernon were notified that they received Cargill’s 2010-2011 United Way Champion’s Award. This award recognizes Cargill locations that demonstrated outstanding campaigns and serve as a best practice.
In the notification to Brett Ridge, FSC Manager at Cargill Mount Vernon, Jenny Verner, 2010-2011 Cargill National Campaign chair, said, “Through your support and partnership with United Way, you and your employees demonstrate outstanding commitment to your community. Your location helped Cargill achieve a sixth consecutive, record-setting campaign.”
Cargill’s National United Way Campaign made an additional contribution to the United Way of Posey County in recognition of Mount Vernon Cargill’s leadership and exceptional engagement from their employees.
Cargill of Mount Vernon was recognized from among 210 Cargill locations throughout Canada and the United States.
“The most important measure of our success is the help that our neighbors, friends, families, and colleagues will receive when they need it,” states Verner.

Cargilll Mount Vernon employees, from left, Jim Elliott, merchant; Pat Beckgerd, grain originating specialist; Donna Whitley, accounting customer service representative, present a check to United Way of Posey County President Jon Neufelder. The check was part of the recognition of the Mount Vernon Cargill location for Cargill’s 2010-2011 United Way Champion’s Award.