Support IAITC with the Illinois Farm Bureau Visa Card.

The Illinois Farm Bureau VISA card
gives you a great interest rate and provides a way for
you to support the IAA Foundation at the same time. A
portion of the proceeds generated by the IFB VISA will
be donated to the IAA Foundation to aid Illinois
Agriculture in the Classroom. By using the IFB VISA card
for business or pleasure, you will be investing
in the future of Illinois agriculture and supporting the
mission of the IAA Foundation.
Through generous support received
by the IAA Foundation the following are made possible:
- County Ag Literacy Grants -
County grants are a part of the IAITC program. Funds
from a variety of partnering organizations will help
support 65 County Ag Literacy Coalitions. County Ag
Literacy programs in turn raise matching funds at
the local level to implement programs.
- Ag Mags - Ag Mags are 4-color
tabloid type resources, featuring specific Illinois
Agricultural commodities and issues. They are linked
with the Illinois Learning Standards, Illinois
Assessment Framework and feature facts, career
interviews and scientific experiments. Due to the
increased demand, we print 140,000 copies of these
each printing.
- Teacher Resource Guides -
Re-prints of the popular resource guides will make
these materials available for distribution through
the County Agriculture in the Classroom
system.Summer Ag Institutes - These week-long
classroom teacher training institutes are hosted by
universities, community colleges and county Farm
Bureau’s. A $950 maximum grant is allowed per
institute.
- Teacher Grants - Up to
seventy-two $250 grants will be awarded to teachers
utilizing unique agriculture information in their
classroom. Grants are showcased on
www.agintheclassroom.org and in local media.
- Ag Related Lessons and Units,
including SMART Board technology
In addition to the benefits of
this VISA to the Foundation your card will also feature:
- Personalized service-Your
Illinois Farm Bureau VISA is supported and serviced
by the IAA Credit Union, part of the Farm Bureau
family of companies. If you have a question or
problem, you will receive personal attention by a
credit union employee dedicated to giving you the
best possible service.
- Worldwide acceptance-Whether its
business or pleasure, what better way to travel than
with the Illinois Farm Bureau VISA. Your IFB VISA is
accepted at millions of locations throughout the
world.
- No annual fees and low interest
rates.
To apply for the
card and learn more about IAA Credit Union services,
call (800) 676-2541 or
click here.