Rhode Island FFA Association

Program Advertising Info
for the 2009 Rhode Island
FFA State Convention
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"FFA Cares" Leadership and
Community Service Conference
held Feb. 12, 2009
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State Officer Applications Due March 31, 2009 to State Office.
Officer Candidate Application
Statement of Commitment
Officer Skill Sheet

Interviews on April 2, 2009
at EWG at 6:00pm.

T-Shirt Contest
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Chapter Officer Workshop
held on December 4th
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Holiday Design Contest
Winners Announced
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Meet Your 2008-2009
State Officers
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Rhode Island FFA Alumni Donate Laptops to all RI Chapters
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Scituate FFA Chapter learns what Rhode Island FFA is cooking up!
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Welcome to Rhode Island FFA Association!

FFA is a dynamic youth organization within agricultural education that changes lives and prepares students for personal growth, premier leadership and career success. FFA was created in 1928 as the Future Farmers of America, and the name was changed in 1988 to the National FFA Organization to represent the growing diversity of agriculture. Today, almost a half million student members are engaged in a wide range of agricultural activities, leading to more than 300 career opportunities in the food, fiber and natural resources industry. Student success remains the primary mission of FFA.

The letters FFA stand for Future Farmers of America; however, the official name of the organization was changed in 1988 to the National FFA Organization. Over the past 75 years, the FFA and agricultural education have grown to encompass all aspects of agriculture, from production farming, agribusiness and forestry to biotechnology, marketing and food processing.

FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

Our Motto ...

Learning to Do. Doing to Learn.
Earning to Live. Living to Serve.

Our Creed ...

I believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but of deeds - achievements won by the present and past generations of agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of former years.

I believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement, I cannot deny.

I believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and marketing the product of our toil.

I believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so--for others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose happiness depends upon me.

I believe that American agriculture can and will hold true to the best traditions of our national life and that I can exert an influence in my home and community which will stand solid for my part in that inspiring task.

The creed was written by E. M. Tiffany, and adopted at the 3rd National Convention of the FFA. It was revised at the 38th Convention and the 63rd Convention .