For the second consecutive year, Gary Olson of Gypsum, has been selected as a winner in America’s Farmers Grow Communities, which gives farmers the opportunity to win $2,500 for their favorite local nonprofit organizations. The donations are available through the Monsanto Fund. Olson has designated Gypsum Community Library to receive the award in Saline County.

Representatives from Gypsum Community Library, Gary Olson and a Monsanto representative will participate in a check presentation ceremony Wednesday Feb 1st at 4:30 at the Gypsum Community Library at 521 Maple Street in Gypsum.

America’s Farmers Grow Communities is part of a broad commitment by the Monsanto Fund to highlight the important contributions farmers make every day to our society by helping them grow their local communities.

Nearly 60,000 farmers participated in the second annual Grow Communities program, which is designed to benefit nonprofit groups such as ag youth, schools and other civic organizations.