Auburn Family Shares Story for Rare Disease Day

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AUBURN —

Rare Disease Day is an annual awareness day dedicated to elevating public understanding of rare diseases and calling attention to the special challenges people face — and it is as important in Auburn as anywhere across the globe.

Anthony and Lindsey

Terling are residents of Auburn and have raised their two sons in the city since birth. Their oldest son, Austin, was born with an ultra-rare disorder, and through a 501(c)(3) public charity they co-founded in his honor — Austin 1st Foundation Inc. — they have been raising

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OPELIKA —

Last week, Golden State Foods (GSF) celebrated the 2022 Chairman’s Challenge Award winner, GSF’s Opelika Protein Products manufacturing facility — a repeat winner and only the second facility in GSF history to win the company’s highest honor for two consecutive years. A highly anticipated annual tradition for 23 years, the prestigious award recognizes the Opelika team’s exemplary performance in the areas of people, quality, growth, financial results and Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG).

“Congratulations and sincere thanks to all of our phenomenal Opelika associates on their tremendous success in earning the Chairman’s Challenge honors for two years in a row — a remarkable accomplishment that has only happened one other time in this award’s more than two decades in existence,” said Mark Wetterau, chairman and CEO of Golden State Foods. “Our extraordinary Protein Products team joins a highly exceptional circle of multi-year Chairman’s Challenge achievers.”

Highlighting the award-winning facility’s numerous achievements throughout 2022, GSF Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Brian Dick announced the Chairman’s Challenge Award at GSF’s Global Leadership Conference in Las Vegas. During the company’s annual awards ceremony, GSF Board Member Conrad Wetterau joined Dick in congratulating the 2022 Chairman’s Challenge winner on the award, which resulted from Opelika’s many accomplishments

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