{"id":15754,"date":"2014-04-29T16:29:57","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T20:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=15754"},"modified":"2014-04-29T16:38:08","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T20:38:08","slug":"st-lawrence-valley-spca-gets-2500-donation-from-monsanto-funded-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2014\/04\/29\/st-lawrence-valley-spca-gets-2500-donation-from-monsanto-funded-program\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Lawrence Valley SPCA gets $2,500 donation from Monsanto-funded program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Louisville, KY, shelter dog Harry. Photo: Eileen<\/a>, creative commons, some rights reserved<\/p><\/div>\n

North Country Now is reporting today<\/a> that the St. Lawrence Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Ogdensburg will get a $2,500 donation. Farmer Jason Kelly, of\u00a0Rensselaer Falls, directed the donation to the SPCA; it’s funded by the Monsanto Fund’s America’s Farmers Grow Communities program<\/a> (The Monsanto Fund<\/a> is the philanthropic arm of Monsanto.)<\/p>\n

The Monsanto Fund picks farmers randomly, with one winner drawn in each eligible county every year.\u00a0According to the paper, the program has donated more than $16 million to more than 6,500 not-for-profit organizations across the U.S. since it began operating in 2010. If you’re interested in entering, it’s not open yet for next year, but here’s the information<\/a>. Also, the eligibility criteria are interesting:<\/p>\n

County Eligibility<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/em>This program is open to farmers who live or farm in one of the eligible counties listed in Section 13 of these Official Rules and on www.GrowCommunities.com. The counties listed meet one of the following criteria:<\/p>\n