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URBANDALE,
Iowa - This summer, the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA)
has showcased Iowa’s flourishing soy industry with Soy on
Parade. Soy on Parade is a collection of 18 large, three-dimensional
fiberglass sculptures shaped as soybeans that have been adorned
by Iowa artists. The soybeans will be sold at auction Wednesday,
Sept. 5, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines.
The giant soybeans have taken Iowa by storm this summer. The four-foot
tall fiberglass soybeans brightened the corridors at the state
capitol, Iowa State University and several other locations. The
scavenger hunt featuring the giant soybeans was widely acclaimed
as one of the highlights of this year’s state fair.
Now you have the opportunity to make one of the ISA Soy on Parade
soybeans part of your permanent collection. All proceeds from
the sale of the Soy on Parade creations will help fund scholarships
for college-bound Iowa students who are pursuing degrees in agriculture-related
fields.
“Your support will help retain Iowa’s best and brightest
– the future leaders of our industry,” says Curt Sindergard,
a soybean grower from Rolfe and ISA president-elect. “Join
us for this opportunity to invest in our future.”
Don’t see a soybean that fits you or do you have a great
idea for a soybean? Then ISA has just the bean for you. A blank
soybean will be sold at the auction. The winner of that soybean
will have the opportunity to design it however he/she wishes.
ISA will then have an artist make those ideas a reality. From
logos to portraits, ISA can make this soybean suit your business
or industry.
The Iowa artists who designed a soybean are as follows: Nanci
Griffith (Ankeny, IA), M.D. Ashland (Ames, IA), Chris Cowan (Ames,
IA), Mary Holtze (Des Moines, IA), Bill Hamilton (Des Moines,
IA), Marv Freund (Urbandale, IA), Andy Chenchar (Des Moines, IA),
Kathy Grove (Des Moines, IA), Cate Newberg and Alex Newberg (Urbandale,
IA), Jennifer Mally (Des Moines, IA), Dot Prater (Ames, IA), Shelby
Ostrander (Des Moines, IA), Jonathan Hoffman (Des Moines, IA)
and Gary Usovsky (Des Moines, IA). Olmsted Elementary in Urbandale
and Boone Middle School also designed a soybean.
If you wish to attend the auction, please RSVP to Sue Heath at
the Iowa Soybean Association, sheath@iasoybeans.com.
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