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Photo cutline: The Clark County FFA Chapter representatives receiving a Gold Emblem Chapter Activities Award during the 81st Missouri FFA Convention, April 16-17 in Columbia, Mo. Pictured from left: Lynn Williams, Angela Suter -END- chapteractivity-31st-Clark County-3745
Photo available at: http://agebb.missouri.edu/news/moffaconv/ChaptAwds/pics/IMG_3745.JPG
CLARK COUNTY FFA WINS TOP CHAPTER AWARD
COLUMBIA , Mo., April 16, 2009 – Clark County FFA placed 31st out of 317 chapters in the state, earning a Top Chapter Award at the 81th 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. Clark County FFA Chapter advisors are Danny Oilar and Mark Lemmon.
The Clark County FFA student development activities included eligible members attending the Washington Leadership Conference where they improved on positive qualities which bettered the chapter in return. Members also developed a Food for America presentation for local third graders to inform the students about healthy diets and lifestyle.
Chapter development activities are designed to promote excellence within the chapter. Clark County FFA Chapter members helped the alumni at their annual Missouri Cattlemen's Point Show held at the local fairgrounds by taking entry fees and organizing classes for the show. Clark County FFA members also developed a middle school presentation to encourage freshmen and eighth graders to become involved in agriculture education and FFA.
Clark County FFA members cooperated with the Health Department to produce and market 300 tomatoes plants for needy families. The project was designed to enhance intake of vegetables and gardening skills in the community. The chapter also participated in Adopt-A-Child Program and was able to give two needy families gifts for the holiday season.
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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