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DEN NIS M . VEEH, C PA
July 2010
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Dear Friends of Agriculture:
Baker, Peterson & Franklin is pleased to announce our fifteenth annual BP&F Ag
Business Award.
The award honors a for-profit agricultural organization whose achievements and impact
have significantly contributed to the ag industry and the community, Any for-profit
service or product-related agribusiness or farming entity headquartered in the San
Joaquin Valley is eligible. The following areas will be considered: the organization's
growth and success, and its contributions to the agricultural industry and our
community. Past recipients have been Errotabere Ranches, Harris Ranch, Borba
Farms, National Raisin Co., Ballantine Produce, Woolf Enterprises, Producers
Dairy, P-R Farms, J & L Vineyards, Fowler Packing Company, Joseph Gallo
Farms, Wawona Frozen Foods, the Western Division of Wilbur-Ellis and Zacky
Farms.
The Ag Awards Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, November 17 at Tornino's in
Fresno, Both the BP&F Ag Business Award and the Fresno Chamber of Commerce's
Agriculturalist of the Year recipients will be honored at this event.
We encourage you to nominate your organization or other ag businesses you
feel are worthy of such an honor. Or please consider forwarding the
application, with a personal note, to organizations that you feel are a positive
force in the ag community. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30 (copies of the application form will be accepted).
Thank you for your consideration and support of this ag industry award to honor a
deserving ag entity ,
Sincerely,
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Dennis M. Veeh of BAKER, PETERSON & FRANKLIN, CPA, LLP Enclosure
P.S. In our efforts to inform the ag community, you may inadvertently receive more
than one mailing regarding the BP&F Ag Business Award. In the event this occurs,
please accept our apologies.
970 West Alluvial, Suite 101/ Fresno, CA 93711/ Tel.' 559·432·2346/ Fax.' 559·432-583 1 / E- mail: mail@bpfcpa.co m / www.bpfcpa.com
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Ag Business Award 2010 T
he Baker, Peterson & Franklin Ag Business Award honors an
organization whose achievements and impact have significantly
contributed to the ag industry and the community.
Criteria
• Any for-profit agribusiness or farming entity based in the central San Joaquin Valley
is eligible.
• Prior Baker, Peterson & Franklin Ag Business Award winners are not eligible.
• Self-nominations are encouraged.
• The award is bestowed annually at the Ag Awards Luncheon with the Greater
Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce.
• Award recipient is selected by a committee of representatives from the BP&F Ag
Department and local agribusiness community.
• Submitted nominations are considered for the following three years.
Complete the form on th e reverse side and mail or fax by Septe mber 30,2010.
For further information , please call:
Baker, Pe terson, & Franklin, CPA, LLP
Julie Maldonado Ag Business Award Selection Committee 970 W. Alluvial, Suite 101 Fresno , CA 93711 Phone: (559) 432-2346 • Fax: (559) 432-5831 mail@bpfcpa.com BAKER. PETERSON & FRANKLIN . CPA. LLP CONSUL liNG & FINANCIAL SERVICES -~:r",,-----­
Ag Business Award 2010
Application
Name of organization: Mailing address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ City: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Zip: _ _ _ __ County: _ _ _ __ Street address (if different from above): _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ City: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip: _ _ _ _ _County: _ _ _ __ Phone: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ Fax: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ Chief Executive: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Title: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Contact person: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Title: Contact person email: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Year established: _ _ _ __ Brief description of the company and its products or services: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ You may use one sheet of paper to answer the following questions; attach the sheet to this application.
(Please be specific, list accomplishments, etc.)
l. Describe the organization's growth and success.
2. What are the contributions of the organization to the agricultural industry and our community?
Nominated by: (Optional) Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Title: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Email address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ Name of organization: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
City: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Zip: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____
Phone: _________________Fax: _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Only the application form and your one-page response to the above questions will be judged. Deadline September 30, 2010.