The FFA motto all FFA members learn includes the words,” Living to Serve”, making service a core value taught to SD’s over 10,000 high school Agriculture Education students through their FFA participation. The SD FFA Foundation recognizes the value of local chapter service-learning projects and wants to enable Agriculture Education programs to focus on student and community development. As a result, the SD FFA Foundation provides up to $500/chapter for service projects in their local communities.
Congratulations to the following chapters receiving SD FFA Foundation funds for their service projects:
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Philip – Build a shed for the local rodeo grounds
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Arlington – Meals of Hope event in community to fight food insecurity
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Beresford – Develop and deliver engaging agricultural lessons for elementary students
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Doland – “Bingo for Books” event for the elementary aged students and their families
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Ethan – Create fleece tie blankets for sheriff’s department emergencies
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Florence – Build and install raised garden beds for elderly residents
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Hot Springs – Set up and stock school “donation closet” with socks, toiletries and snacks for students in need
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Menno – Build sawhorses for the South Dakota State Fair Poultry Barn
SD FFA Foundation Executive Director, Gerri Ann Eide says, “We want to grow community leaders for tomorrow by encouraging FFA members to take an active role in the betterment of their communities and find pride in the communities at the same time. These are valuable educational activities that impact agriculture education students for a lifetime.”
These grants were made possible, as a special project of the SD FFA Foundation, with Wayne & Gwynn Hansen Fund and Bawek Trucking donating to help provide these grants.
For more information about the South Dakota FFA Foundation and South Dakota’s FFA programs, visit www.sdffafoundation.org.
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