Futuristic Farming
This member is pursuing an agriculture career that is out of this world.
Business Is Blooming for This Former FFA Member
California FFA alumna’s floral business named Small Business of the Year.
FFA Alumna Molly Ball: A Giver and Leader
Not winning state office set this FFA alumna on the right path to success.
FFA Lessons Lead to Leather Business
This former member applies lessons she learned in FFA to create one-of-a-kind horse tack and other goods.
Q&A with Original FFA Band Member Neil Overly
Concert bands have been a fixture at the National FFA Convention since 1947, when the first official band was selected from FFA member tryouts. But that wasn’t the first band to play at the convention. An FFA band from Fredericktown, Ohio, performed in Kansas City at the fifth convention in 1933. Remarkably, two members of that band are still living – Linden Scheff (pictured above, left) and Neil Overly – and they attended a recent ceremony that recognized Fredericktown as the home of the FFA jacket. Overly, a retired farmer, turned 100 on Nov. 8. Here, he discusses his FFA experience and the years since. New Horizons: What is the background of that 1933 FFA convention band? Neil Overly: I grew up on the family farm and was a pretty good trumpet player, too. When I was 14 and a freshman in high school, the school FFA leader asked me to join FFA and go with them to Kansas City to play in a band he was taking. We rode the Buckeye Stages bus line and stayed overnight in Indianapolis. [...]
Corporate Employees Connect with Local FFA Chapters
Nontraditional alumni and supporters chapters lend time and talent to help FFA members, chapters and advisors.
Hometown Heroes: Georgia FFA Alumni Chapter Celebrated for Collaboration
This FFA Alumni chapter is serious about service.
Introducing the FFA Alumni Educational Enrichment Program
FFA has partnered with Pearson to offer this new program for FFA Alumni members everywhere.
Opportunities for All Ages in FFA Alumni Association
There are opportunities for members of all ages in the National FFA Alumni Association.
3 Tips For Social Fundraising
Crowdfunding services like GoFundMe.com and DonorsChoose.org can be useful tools for FFA chapters, but there are a few things to keep in mind when soliciting donations online:1. Explain Take the time to clearly explain why you are requesting money and, if possible, detail how every penny will be used. People, especially strangers, are far more likely to give to your cause when they know exactly how you plan to spend their hard-earned money. 2. Be reasonable Ensure you are asking for a reasonable amount of money to achieve your goals. Most crowdfunding sites give you the option to update your campaign with new or shifting needs, which means you can make adjustments later if you end up needing more than you originally requested. 3. Be mindful Be mindful of the middle. Research shows that campaigns typically raise 42 percent of their funds in the first and last three days of their duration, so it’s a good idea to have a midcampaign strategy in place.
