Pictured left to right: Randy Blin, Board Member - Heartland Acres, Candy Streed, Program & Partnership Director - SSNHA, Craig Johnson, Executive Director - Heartland Acres, Leanne Harrison, Programs and Education Manager - Heartland Acres, Don Short, President - SSNHA, and Ron Birkenholz, Communications Director - Iowa Pork Producers Association.
Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) hosted their annual Golden Silo Awards Luncheon, Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Regional partners gathered at the Sky Event Centre in Waterloo, IA to honor this year’s “People’s Choice” – Site of the Year – Heartland Acres Agribition Center. The Partner Site was been voted for by the public to be their favorite “Site of the Year.”
Craig Johnson, Executive Director at Heartland Acres noted, “Heartland Acres appreciates earning the public vote for Peoples Choice – Site of the year Award. It speaks very highly of our visitors and their continued support of Heartland Acres. The award is representative of the efforts by the Heartland Acres staff and our Board of Directors. All the sites nominated were terrific options and deserve a great deal of recognition for their efforts.”
Silos and Smokestacks has been very proactive in promoting and assisting partner sites in preserving and telling America’s agricultural story through a network of sites, programs and events. SSNHA interprets farm life, agribusiness and rural communities – past and present.
“We are pleased to have such great partners within the region preserving this important story. Without their passion and dedication, this story could be lost for future generations,” commented Don Short, SSNHA President.
Following the awards presentation Heartland Acres thanked Silos and Smokestacks and their staff for all work they do to continue promoting our National Heritage Area.
