“Human” Ear Of Corn An Entertaining Fundraiser

“Human” Ear Of Corn An Entertaining Fundraiser AG WORLD It was the biggest ear of corn that folks at the 2017 New York State Fair had ever seen The 120-ft long ear of “human corn” was created by more than 500 people wearing green and yellow shirts The gathering and photo taken from the bucket of a fire truck got people talking as did the T-shirts promoting the New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association It turned out to be a great debut for the association’s first time exhibiting at the fair says executive director Colleen Klein who coordinated the human corn event Klein organized the event with help from Patty’s People Pictures a photography studio well known for putting together “living puzzles” to photograph www pattyspeoplepictures com; ph 716 903-2866 “Patty came up with the design She came out to the Fair with six people and they had the design on a tarp to spray paint the shape on the ground and make it into grids to get people in the right zone ” Klein explained about the process After getting up in the air in a fire truck bucket Patty used a microphone to tell people which way to move Within 10 min the photo shoot was over Preparation took the most time Klein notes The association promoted the event and volunteers paid to be in the photo receiving T-shirts and enjoying a cookies and milk reception afterward The 800 shirts for the event sold out though not all the buyers were in the photo The shirt sales raised about $2 000 to be given as a scholarship to a crop science major The photo was posted on the NYCSGA website and emailed to participants “It was great the picture was cool But the biggest impact was when the people in the photo dispersed to attend the fair wearing the green and yellow shirts They were a walking billboard for the association ” Klein says In addition to the photo and shirts the NYCSGA created a “cow garden” next to the birthing center which they help fund The display is focused on cow nutrition and corn and soybean crops grown to feed them The association is likely to do a photo again this summer “bigger and better ” Klein says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association P O Box 133 Silver Springs N Y 14550 ph 585 689-2321; www nycornsoy org; cklein@nycornsoy com

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