Boyd County Women's Committee Celebrates Ag Literacy Day - Kentucky Farm Bureau

Boyd County Women's Committee Celebrates Ag Literacy Day

Clockwise: Boyd County School Superintendent William Boblett with Boyd County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Chair Jackie Kidd and Committee Member/Office Secretary Brenda Dixon; Fairview Elementary Principal Leslie Workman and Librarian Carrie Price with Jackie Kidd and Brenda Dixon; Ashland Independent School Superintendent Sean Howard with Jackie Kidd and Brenda Dixon. To promote Kentucky Ag Literacy Week and National Ag Day, Boyd County Women’s Committee Chair Jackie Kidd and Committee Member/Office Secretary Brenda Dixon visited local elementary schools to donate “My Grandpa, My Tree, and Me” books and educator guides.

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