Farm Credit Services awards the Wells County Fair Association $5,000

Farm Credit Services of North Dakota is proud to announce that it has awarded the Wells County Fair Association $5,000 as a recipient of the Pat-NOW Community Fund (PNCF). The grant funds will help with renovations to the Wells County Fair Buildings.

Mary Hager, Frank Hockridge, Larry Reutter, Wanda Weckerly and Mary Hartl, representatives from the Wells County Fair Association, are pleased to accept the check and utilize the grant funds towards their renovation project. The check was presented by Farm Credit Services board member Bill Ongstad and Carrington Branch Manager Tom Erdmann.

"Farm Credit is proud to provide grant funds to help the Wells County Fair Association renovate their fair buildings and put in a new grandstand," says Claude Sem, CEO of Farm Credit Services of North Dakota. They are planning new construction of a grandstand as well as siding, windows and roofing of outlying buildings.  

Farm Credit Services believes it's important to give back to the community. "Those who utilize the fair buildings, including the communities of Fessenden, Harvey, Cathay, Hurdsfield, Bowdon, Manfred, Heimdal, Chaseley and Sykeston will be positively impacted with these facility improvements," Sem adds.

Farm Credit Services of North Dakota established the Pat-NOW Community Fund to assist in the implementation and development of projects and programs in local communities and rural areas in western North Dakota.

The Pat-NOW Community Fund is currently accepting applications for future funding requests. Interested parties can apply at http://www.farmcreditnd.com.