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MARIONVILLE FFA WINS TOP CHAPTER AWARD
COLUMBIA , Mo., April 16, 2009 – Marionville FFA placed 25th out of 317 chapters in the state, earning a Top Chapter Award at the 81st Missouri FFA Convention. Only 10 percent of state chapters receive the Top Chapter Award each year.
Chapter activity awards, sponsored by FCS Financial, are given to chapters achieving excellence in student, chapter and community development. Marionville FFA Chapter advisor is Mark Estep.
The Marionville FFA student development activities included sending members to the National FFA convention leadership workshops. Scholarship medals were awarded to FFA members on the school honor roll.
Chapter development activities are designed to promote excellence within the chapter. Marionville FFA Chapter members participated in several fundraising activities, including annual fruit and meat sales.
Marionville’s community development included an annual toy drive. This year they worked in cooperation with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Toys for Tots program.
The top chapters are submitted to the National FFA Organization where they compete for the National FFA Chapter Award. The competition will be this fall at the National FFA convention in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Missouri FFA has 24,410 members representing 317 chapters. The national organization has over 507,000 members representing 7,439 local chapters in 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands .
The FFA Mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
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