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Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce getting ready for Farmer Appreciation Dinner
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The Chippewa Valley is mooing with excitement. The Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for the 55th annual Farmer Appreciation Dinner. While dairy farmers play a vital role in the Chippewa Valley, we can't forget about the farmers growing corn, wheat, and other products that wind up on our dinner table. Along with an incredible chicken dinner, the evening will feature music, kids' activities, and ice cream.
The Chippewa Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is not only celebrating the farmer with this dinner, but they are also dedicated to helping the next generation of farmers as well. Chamber Director of Commerce Programs and Partnership, Angela Kapp, explained, 'We have a school-to-skills program at the Chamber. Our workforce Development Director works with local school districts to get kids exposed to different careers that are right here in our community. So really filling that workforce pipeline, keeping our students here, kind of expanding or exposing them really to a lot of different careers. Farms are very technologically based nowadays as well. It's not just dairy, it's grain and everything. They kind of have to learn, but it's important to just recognize those individuals that really kind of are the backbone of our community.'
The dinner is on Wednesday, June 18th, between 4 and 8 pm at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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