Beef Account Funds Reimbursement for Members

Promoting and Educating about Beef?

As a CCW member or affiliate, if you’re hosting an educational event, promoting beef at an event or doing ag education with beef — you may be eligible for reimbursement of beef used at your event.

How to apply / get more information

Please direct inquiries and reimbursement verifications to: Joanie Shoemaker- jshoem8681@aol.com and Sallie Miller- smiller@wigginstel.com.

When you email, include:

  1. Event name, date and location
  2. Brief description of the promotional activity and educational component
  3. A scanned document/photo of the meat purchase receipt
  4. Pictures from the event
  5. Name, address, phone number for sending reimbursement
  6. Contact name and phone/email for follow up

 

Unsure if your event will qualify?

Contact Joanie Shoemaker- jshoem8681@aol.com and Sallie Miller- smiller@wigginstel.com before your event to confirm if it will qualify for Beef Account reimbursement funds.

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Who’s eligible

Your event qualifies for reimbursement if:

  • The beef is given away as a promotion (not sold).
  • Beef education is provided in conjunction with the giveaway (demonstrations, tastings with talking points, nutrition facts, cooking tips, etc.). There needs to be a face to face interaction with each sample. If giving out meat sticks there should be a promotional/educational item attached to the stick.
  • A receipt for the meat is submitted.
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Need educational or promotional materials?

Order beef educational materials, stickers, and promotional items from the Colorado Beef Council. Visit cobeef.com and use their online order form. If unsure of what to order contact Julie Moore, julie@cobeef.com, to discuss options.