Three Medford Students Receive Torchbearer Award
Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 -- 7:31 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -Five Wisconsin students received the Torchbearer Award during the 89th annual Wisconsin Farmers Union State Convention this month.The Torchbearer award is the highest honor bestowed upon Farmers Union youth, marking the completion of five years of community and organizational service, and education in the topics of cooperation, leadership and civic engagement. Three of the recipients were from Medford including Avery Apfelbeck, Nick Gebert and Ethan Peterson.
Since 1936, over 1,600 WFU youth have earned the award, commencing their participation in Farmers Union activities. Recipients of the Torchbearer award have the option of attending the National Farmers Union All-States Leadership Camp, which this summer will be hosted in Wisconsin.
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