I am sitting in a hotel in Chicago, Illinois. Morgan Parker, my teammate and I are preparing to visit Kraft and Brunswick with the National FFA Foundation. The two partnership visits mark our final sponsor interaction for our year as national FFA officers. Looking ahead, preparing for convention continues as we conclude our adventures in a matter of weeks.
Our team enjoyed two weeks in Indianapolis writing scripts, practicing events and committing presentations to memory. Following our time in Indianapolis, we moved right into some of our final FFA events. I spent a week in Missouri with 1,809 students in 21 high schools within five days. We talked about character and developed plans to grow as individuals.
Kansas was next. These four days in high schools rank as one of the most fulfilling. With 1,727 eager students between four high schools, we discovered how attitude affects our progress and our ability to simply have fun. With two families, we played football in a church parking lot. With former Kansas state FFA officers, we relaxed and had a blast at Kansas State University. It was an incredible week, and I hope to visit Kansas again.
I flew out of Kansas City, Missouri on September 25, my last day with Kansas FFA, and the next morning visited the Shenandoah FFA Chapter. I could not have asked for a more fitting final event with FFA members prior to our National FFA Convention. I spent some time training with our Marketing and Communications Specialist Team, FFA Alumni and FFA Foundation for our time in New York City.
Monday morning, September 29, I joined Grammy nominee Jewel and Martha Stewart for a taping of “Martha”. Campbell Soup Company has partnered with FFA to reconnect people to their food. Martha Stewart and Jewel prepared a meal of butternut squash—provided by agriculture students from the Queens. I spoke with Martha about her growing up on and currently living on a farm. Cool! The taping aired October 3, 2008. Check out HelpGrowYourSoup.com for more information on how you can initiate a free donation from Campbell to FFA.
Our team enjoyed two weeks in Indianapolis writing scripts, practicing events and committing presentations to memory. Following our time in Indianapolis, we moved right into some of our final FFA events. I spent a week in Missouri with 1,809 students in 21 high schools within five days. We talked about character and developed plans to grow as individuals.
Kansas was next. These four days in high schools rank as one of the most fulfilling. With 1,727 eager students between four high schools, we discovered how attitude affects our progress and our ability to simply have fun. With two families, we played football in a church parking lot. With former Kansas state FFA officers, we relaxed and had a blast at Kansas State University. It was an incredible week, and I hope to visit Kansas again.
I flew out of Kansas City, Missouri on September 25, my last day with Kansas FFA, and the next morning visited the Shenandoah FFA Chapter. I could not have asked for a more fitting final event with FFA members prior to our National FFA Convention. I spent some time training with our Marketing and Communications Specialist Team, FFA Alumni and FFA Foundation for our time in New York City.
Monday morning, September 29, I joined Grammy nominee Jewel and Martha Stewart for a taping of “Martha”. Campbell Soup Company has partnered with FFA to reconnect people to their food. Martha Stewart and Jewel prepared a meal of butternut squash—provided by agriculture students from the Queens. I spoke with Martha about her growing up on and currently living on a farm. Cool! The taping aired October 3, 2008. Check out HelpGrowYourSoup.com for more information on how you can initiate a free donation from Campbell to FFA.
After also stopping at Pfizer and Lincoln Educational Services, I departed for Becky Sullivan’s, another teammate, home in Kansas. We finalized our addresses and scripts and realized how excited we are to begin convention on October 22, 2008! If you are interested in what convention entails, watch RFDTV for live coverage.
From here on out, basically, we will be engaged solely in convention rehearsals. If you are near Indianapolis, Indiana from October 22 through 25, please venture downtown to see for yourself what 54,000 FFA jackets look like!
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