Ag Commish Andrew Gipson issued the following statement.
Today,
the Mississippi Egg
Marketing Board hosted an Easter Parade at the Governor’s Mansion to
present First Lady Elee Reeves with 12 eggs created by The Mustard Seed
“Seedsters.”
The Board worked with The Mustard Seed, a Christian community for adults with developmental disabilities, to craft the eggs.
Twelve Mustard Seed community members were given the opportunity to decorate an egg that represents the eight Mississippi public universities and four private universities within the Jackson-metro area. The universities and artists included were Mississippi State University by Lindsay Hamilton; Alcorn State University by Mary Claire Fairbank; Jackson State University by Russell Cobb; the University of Southern Mississippi by Sarah Simonson; Delta State University by Emily Olander; Mississippi University for Women by Robin Smith; Mississippi Valley State University by Jeff Brock; the University of Mississippi by Steven Bryant; Millsaps College by Heather Frazier; Belhaven University by Gabrielle Chambers; Mississippi College by Caroline Stone; and Tougaloo College by Logan Chew.
“The
Mustard Seed and the ‘Seedsters’ have brought joy to so many across our
state, and to our family over the years,” said First Lady Elee Reeves
said. “I have been looking forward to seeing
the creativity and the talents of the ‘Seedsters’ during this year’s
Easter Parade. I am so proud to be included in this special tradition,
and to help promote and honor these ‘Seedsters’ as they have worked to
share the wonder and beauty of our great state.”
The
12 artists are typically invited to the Governor’s Mansion to
personally present their Easter eggs to the First Lady; however, due to
the pandemic, the Egg Marketing Board hosted an
Easter Parade. As the artists passed by in the motorcade, each
presented their egg to First Lady Reeves.
“We
are ‘egg’cited to return to the mansion for an in-person presentation
of these beautiful creations by the ‘Seedsters’ to First Lady Reeves,”
said Ryn Laster, president of the Mississippi
Egg Marketing Board. “It always means so much to the artists and is
such an honor to gift these ‘eggs’ceptional pieces of art.”
For more information about the Mississippi Egg Marketing Board, contact Jennifer Thompson at (601) 359-1144 or email
jennifer@mdac.ms.gov
4 comments:
Always good stuff coming from the Mustard Seed.
Too bad they couldn’t have the regular get together.
That's some nice artwork (team logos) on those eggs!
The Mustard Seed does so much good. Don't they have an annual fundraiser and sell their art? I have a ceramic spoon rest they made that I've used for many years.
Mustard Seed and its wonderful work aside...Putting this cowboy clown in as Ag Secty was Phil Bryant's second most stupid decision. It's almost as if he had a vendetta against the entire state. And maybe he did have.
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