Nutritious gifts from Plains Dairy support College and AC Athletics

Plains Dairy, a leading provider of high-quality dairy products, has solidified its commitment to supporting Amarillo College and AC Athletics through a generous donation of in-kind gifts valued at $263,000.

Included in the gift is a significant supply of chocolate milk and water specifically tailored to meet the nutrient-replacement and rehydration needs of AC athletes following their rigorous workouts.

In recognition of this significant contribution, the College is pleased to announce that the concession stand within the FirstBank Southwest Center will henceforth be known as Plains Dairy Concessions.

“Plains Dairy’s commitment to our College and to AC Athletics is truly impressive, and we are immensely grateful for their generosity,” AC Vice President of Institutional Advancement Joe Bill Sherrod said. “These gifts, which also include a fabulous tent for use by our cross-country teams, will undoubtedly contribute to the overall well-being and success of all our student athletes.”

Additionally, as part of this collaboration, the College will exclusively serve Plains Dairy products and tea and water sourced from its water-producing affiliate, Panhandle Pure Water, not only at the Badger Café on the Washington Street Campus, but also at all special functions and meetings held across all the AC campuses.

“As part of our agreement with Plains Dairy and in gratitude for their extraordinary contributions, Amarillo College has committed to using their water and tea products exclusively on all our campuses,” said Linda Dominguez, corporate relations manager for the AC Foundation. “We are thrilled by this partnership and can’t wait to see the positive impact it has on our College community.”

Plains Dairy’s support of AC Athletics has not gone unnoticed by the athletes themselves.

“As soon as we’re done with our daily workouts, everyone grabs for that chocolate milk, like every single day,” said Grant Watkins, a Badger first baseman who hails from Los Alamos, N.M. “We love it.”

“It’s really great to see how community support for AC Athletics is growing,” said Badgers pitcher/outfielder Gabe Watson, a product of Waco Midway High School who recently signed to play his final two years of collegiate baseball at Purdue University. “I think, thanks to the kind of support like we’re getting from Plains Dairy, that in five years AC will have the best junior college athletics program in the country.”