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PRESS CLIPS, AUDIO & VIDEO LINKS
July 21, 2008   Effort Shapes Learners, Leaders
Read about Learners to Leaders in this Feedstuffs article by Rod Smith.
June 2008   INVESTING IN EDUCATION - The Smithfield-Luter Foundation provides benefits to employees' families and beyond
Learn more about Learners to Leaders in this MEAT & POULTRY magazine article published in the June 2008 issue. Reprinted online with the permission of M&P.
March 2008   Sioux Falls School District and SE Tech March Newsletter
Read about Learners to Leaders in the March Sioux Falls School District and SE Tech Newsletter.
March 7, 2008   THE OCHEYEDAN PRESS-MELVIN NEWS: S-O FFA to share $200,000 grant for leadership program
Read about Smithfield Foods, Inc., and Murphy-Brown, LLC, its hog production subsidiary, along with the National FFA Organization, two-year Learners to Leaders alliance that will help prepare FFA students from Sibley-Ocheyedan High School for eventual agribusiness careers.
January 17, 2008   THE MILAN STANDARD: Part of company's "Learners to Leaders" program, Smithfield Foods donates $75,000 to Milan C-2 School
Learn how "Smithfield funds will benefit Milan" in The Milan Standard's January 17th article and editorial about our latest Learners to Leaders program.
January 15, 2008   KTVO: Money to Milan Schools
Learn more about our latest Learners to Leaders program in Milan, Mo. by reading this KTVO news article.
January 14, 2008   DENISON BULLETIN REVIEW: Students show leadership skills at science fair
Read about the Learners to Leaders Denison Science Fair in this Denison Bulletin Review article by Gordon Wolf.
April 27, 2007  

DENISON BULLETIN REVIEW: Farmland Foods and Denison Schools Partner in Learners to Leaders Alliance
Read about the Learners to Leaders Denison program in this Denison Bulletin Review article by
Brent Harm.

December 13, 2006   TRI-STATE NEIGHBOR: Learners to Leaders program opens door of opportunity for 25 students Learn about Learners to Leaders Sioux Falls School District program in this Tri-State Neighbor article by Donna Farris.
December 5, 2006   KELOLAND TV: SF Community-Education Partnership Formed
Read about Learners to Leaders Sioux Falls program in this Keloland article by Matt Belanger and accompanying video.
December 6, 2006   PROGRESSIVE GROCER: Smithfield Launches 'Learners to Leaders' Alliance
November 22, 2006   SOUTH DAKOTA PUBLIC RADIO AUDIO CLIP
Dennis Treacy, Vice President, Environmental and Corporate Affairs, Smithfield Foods, Inc. discusses Learners to Leaders' Sioux Falls program in this South Dakota Public Radio interview.
     
PRESS RELEASES
July 29, 2008   Achievements of Sioux Falls High School Students Earn Award From S.D. Department of Education
June 5, 2008   Smithfield Foods, Smithfield Packing To Help Prepare Lumberton High School Students for College
Learners to Leaders™ to Help Fund Robeson Community College Foundation Capital Campaign
May 2, 2008   70-Year-Old First Grader Learns to Read and Write With Assist from Smithfield Foods' Learners to Leaders™
Smithfield Foods' Educational Program Donates $10,000 To Help Alferd Williams Fulfill Promise Made to His Mother
April 25, 2008   Smithfield Foods' Learners to Leaders™ Teams with ISU's Science Bound To Help Prepare Students for Science-related College Degrees
February 29, 2008   Smithfield Foods and Murphy-Brown Bring Learners to Leaders™ To Six Northwest Iowa High Schools To Help Prepare Students for Degrees in Agribusiness
January 14, 2008   Smithfield Foods Donates $75,000 to Milan School District As Part of Company's Learners to Leaders™ Program
January 11, 2008   Denison Eighth Graders Display Science Projects as Part of Smithfield Foods' Learners to Leaders™ Program
April 24, 2007   Farmland Foods Brings Smithfield Foods' Learners to LeadersAlliance to Denison to Provide Educational Opportunities for Youth
December 5, 2006   Smithfield Foods Launches Learners to Leaders Alliance To Provide Educational Opportunities for Youth (National Release)
December 5, 2006   John Morrell Brings Smithfield Foods' Learners to Leaders Alliance To Sioux Falls to Provide Educational Opportunities for Area Youth