‘Tis the season, and the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) is continuing to celebrate the festivities as the cold weather hits.

With the holiday season fast approaching, make sure to purchase your NJHA and Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) apparel before Christmas, and to take advantage of the discount code before Black Friday weekend and Cyber Monday ends. Save 15% on orders over $50 with code BLACKFRIDAY24. All NJHA and HYFA sales support the Foundation 1 program and the pillars of leadership and education.

Additionally, the annual Hereford Season of Giving, national shows, applications for internships, the BOLD leadership conference, state leadership and education grants and many others events and applications are all at the forefront of these winter months. Read further into the December NJHA News Now for all of the details.

HYFA SEASON OF GIVING TO MAKE ANNUAL IMPACT

The Hereford Season of Giving, hosted HYFA is back this December 18-20. The 2024 goal is to make an even bigger impact with the focus on securing 500 donors throughout the three-day event.

Thanks to an outpouring of support from Hereford breeders, donors and friends, HYFA generated an amazing $284,000, during the 2023 Hereford Season of Giving. These funds went right to work building all of HYFA’s pillars of scholarship, leadership, education and research.

At the end of the 2024 Hereford Season of Giving HYFA is hopeful to beat the 2023 numbers, and continue the growth of the foundation for the future. Donors may specify which pillar they would like to give to at the time of giving, and each and every gift makes a big impact during this annual campaign where we all come together to support HYFA’s programs. Learn more about the season, and see those who donated last year, https://herefordyouthfoundation.org/campaigns-in-action/hereford-season-of-giving/.

Stay up to date by following HYFA on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/herefordyouthfoundation.

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE FOUNDATION 1 LOT

A huge thanks to Brumley Farms, Orovada, Nev., for their continued support of the Foundation 1 Campaign. With a history dating back to the first Junior National Hereford Expo, and involvement both inside and out of the showring, the Brumley family realizes the importance of giving back and how 1 percent makes an impact for generations to come.

Find more information about the Western States Hereford Sale on Dec. 6, 4 p.m. PST at the Reno Livestock Event Center, and the choice of open heifers being offered by Brumley Farms at the link below and make sure to check out these special heifers.

STATE ADVISORS APPLY TODAY

HYFA is excited to continue offering state leadership and education grants to state associations and thanks to generous supporters has earmarked $15,000 to give back in 2025. These grassroot grants are available to all state junior associations based on application and will help us work together as we build the pipeline of leaders at the NJHA. 

HYFA and NJHA appreciate all of the state associations that help make the NJHA one of the best beef youth organizations in the world. Grant funding is to be used for any leadership or educational goals of the state’s junior members to participate on the national level. Funding can be used for, but is not limited to; travel expenses for BOLD or Faces of Leadership, travel for the JNHE, travel or transport for the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout contest, etc. Grant applications are available through the Submittable platform and due Jan. 15, 2025.

WHO IS READY TO BE BOLD?

NJHA members between the ages of 18-21, it is time to start thinking about building on your leadership development. Applications for the 2025 BOLD Leadership Conference are open now and the NJHA hopes you will take advantage of this elite leadership opportunity held in Desdemona, Texas, at GKB’s Hi Point Ranch, April 3-6, 2025.

Applications are due Feb. 1, 2025, and those who are chosen to attend will be notified shortly after. Travel to and from the conference is the responsibility of the attendee, however, thanks to the GKB Cattle Youth Endowment, the conference, lodging and food are covered by acceptance into the program. Continue to grow as a leader within your state and national organizations, as well as prepare yourself for professional development and career opportunities for the future.

DATES & DEADLINES

Western States Hereford Show 
Dec. 4-7, 2024
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Western States Hereford Sale – Brumley Farms Foundation 1 Lot 
Dec. 6, 2024 @ 4 p.m.
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Hereford Season of Giving 
Dec. 18-20, 2024
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AHA Youth Activities & Foundation Intern/Ambassador Program Application 
Jan. 15, 2025
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State Leadership & Education Grant Application 
Jan. 15, 2025
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BOLD Leadership Conference Application 
Feb. 1, 2025
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