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Now there are 12
Latest edition in Co-op’s commemorative 4-H/FFA knife collection available this fall
With the arrival this fall of a handsome and handy Texas Jack two-blade model, Co-op has offered an even dozen high-quality Case knives to customers who collect the commemorative cutlery as a way to help fund 4-H and FFA programs in Tennessee.
The 2012 knife is the 12th in a program that since 2001 has raised some $225,000 — including $25,000 last year — in which the state 4-H and FFA foundations share equally to help finance their respective youth programs.
Nickie Vincent, manager of TFC’s Home, Lawn, Specialty (HLS) Department, says the goal is to raise that much again.
“We’re confident that we’ll reach our goal this year,” Vincent says. “Co-op customers who have participated in the knife program always look forward to the time when a new knife is released.”
Sponsored by Tennessee Farmers Cooperative in
cooperation with the iconic W.R. Case and Sons Cutlery Co. of Bradford, Pa., this year’s knife is a perfect complement to those previously issued in the Co-op program.
Retailing for $49.99, the new knife has Tru-Sharp surgical steel blades and peach-seed jigged Kentucky Bluegrass handles. The distinctive FFA and 4-H logos are deeply engraved on the nickel silver bolsters and the historic Case “Bomb Shield.” The logos are also engraved on the knife’s pen blade and the banner “Support 4-H and FFA 2012” on the clip blade. The knife is packaged in an exclusive, full-color box designed by TFC.
As an added attraction in 2012, Vincent says Co-op will soon offer a custom showcase capable of displaying all of the 4-H/FFA knives as a single collection.
Chance Martin, HLS product manager who handles the Case line for the Co-op system, says he has enjoyed working with this special knife program.
“It’s great to be involved with the 4-H/FFA knife project,” he says. “Co-op has always placed a high priority on its pledge to support and bolster youth ag organizations, and this program has really come through. We are proud that this partnership is still so strong after more than a decade of working together for such a worthy cause.”
Because the program is so popular with collectors and others, both Vincent and Martin urge interested customers to preorder their 2012 knives through their local Co-ops or look for them in their stores.
“TFC has only commissioned Case to produce a controlled number of the knives, and historically they sell out quickly,” Martin says. “Once those are gone, no more will be available.”
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