On May 21 John Peters and I attended a donor reception by Vermont FFA and the Vermont FFA Foundation. The Vermont FFA Foundation was celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the reception was to recognize long time donors. Yankee Farm Credit or its predecessors have supported the Vermont FFA Foundation for 42 years, according to their records. I don't know what happened to the other 8 years!We are certainly proud to support the many worthwhile activities of FFA, which teach leadership, confidence, cooperation, career development and personal growth. Many FFA members go on to become leaders in agriculture, both on and off the farm.
The national FFA organization was founded in 1928, and state organizations soon followed. FFA Foundations, which came later, are the fund raising arm of FFA. Click here for an earlier post about NH FFA.UPDATE 6/22/08: John Bradley of the Hannaford Career Center in Middlebury was kind enough to forward the photograph below. From left to right: Hannah Clark, 2007-2008 State Vice President; Everett Harris, President of the Vermont FFA Foundation; me; John; Katie Sartwell, 2008-2009 Executive Committee Chair; Governor Jim Douglas; Kate Reising, 2007-2008 Secretary; and Eryn McQuinn, 2007-2008 Reporter.
UPDATE 3/06/09: I was saddened to see Everett Harris's obituary in today's Burlington Free Press.
