Beef Education
Programs to Promote Beef Education
Hamburger Donations to High School Culinary Programs
Navidad Valley CattleWomen proudly donate ground beef to all high schools in our tri-county service area that have culinary programs. This allows for beef to be incorporated into their lessons. Additionally, CattleWomen provide educational materials to help encourage the students to keep beef in their diets as a healthy, high quality protein. This includes recipes and information on how to purchase and prepare beef properly not just for special occasions but also for everyday, busy family meals.
Beef For Fathers Day
Navidad Valley CattleWomen celebrate Dads and kick-off the summer grilling season with our annual Beef For Father’s Day essay contest. 6th graders submit essays sharing why their dad or father-figure deserve some beef for Father’s Day and the winning dads receive Beef Gift Certificates for their prize.
Beef Education Guidelines
Per Texas Beef Council (TBC), Texas CattleWomen may be allocated a certain amount of money to be utilized for BEEF education efforts. Each local is then allocated a portion of the budgeted amount for reimbursement of expenses incurred for projects and activities related to BEEF EDUCATION.
Example of allowable expenses for reimbursement*:
- Events that promote BEEF or the BEEF industry.
- Supply costs of BEEF exhibits.
- Expenses associated with hands on displays, tours and demonstrations.
- Educational events that the local is conducting that actually promotes BEEF to students in grades K-12 and is not being reimbursed by other means. If an event is being reimbursed by other means but not fully reimbursed, receipts and explanation to be provided on the expense report.
- Participation in health fairs, county fairs and Ag Day/Ag Week events.
Unacceptable or unallowable expenses for reimbursement:
- Awards
- Plaques
- Scholarships
- Stock Show Awards
- Any Monies paid for booth space where the local will be making money. (No reimbursement will be approved whenever the event and/or activity is for a profit fundraiser.)
Procedure for Reimbursement:
Activity Report filled out with ORIGINAL & PHOTOCOPY RECEIPTS submitted in a timely manner preferably within 30 days of activity.
Send 1 copy of activity report to the appropriate activity Chairman.
Send 1 copy of activity report with a copy of the receipts to Promotion/Education
Chairman.
Send 1 copy of activity report with the original receipts attached to the Expense Report sheet to Marsha Shoemaker, Treasurer, PO Box 295, Bellevue, TX 76228. (Note no reimbursement will be paid until original receipts are submitted to treasurer.)
Expense and Activity Reporting Forms are available at http://www.txcattlewomen.org/ or by mail.
If three copies of all reports are sent to the appropriate chairmen, then communication is done and reimbursement is expedited.