"Let's Give 'Em Something To Talk About!"
These are the different areas of chapter development as taken from www.ffa.org to address quality standards in individual chapters.
üLeadership - activities that help the individual develop technical, human relations and decision-making skills to enhance personal success
üHealthy lifestyles - activities that promote the well-being and self-esteem of students, either mentally or physically
üSupervised agricultural experience - activities that promote student involvement and growth through agriculture-related experience and/or Entrepreneurship
üScholarship - activities that develop a positive attitude toward lifelong learning experience
üAgricultural career skillsactivities that develop agricultural occupation and career skills through a progressive learning environment
üFinancialactivities conducted to encourage thrift and good financial management among members through earnings, savings and investments
üPublic relationsactivities conducted to promote a positive image and inform students, parents, school officials and community about chapter members accomplishments
üSupport groupactivities conducted to develop and maintain positive relations among the FFA, parents, community leaders and industry
üChapter recruitmentactivities conducted to increase agricultural education enrollment and/or FFA membership and encourage greater participation
üEconomicactivities conducted to improve the economic welfare of the community
üEnvironmentalactivities conducted to preserve the natural resources and develop more environmentally responsible individuals
üHuman resourcesactivities conducted to improve the welfare and well-being of members and citizens of the community
üCitizenshipactivities conducted to promote and encourage members to become active, involved citizens of their school, community and country
üAgricultural awareness/Public Relationsactivities conducted to help the public become better informed about the food system and related agricultural issues
We want to share ideas from other chapters that are working in their own communities to encourage development. These ideas were shared by FFA members from the Area I Association when asked the question:
"What does your chapter do great??? "
in the Chapter Development and Information Workshop at Camp this year. To add your own or new activity, be sure to send your chapter name and idea to: kccorse@nts-online.net. It will be added to the list.
Abernathy- Mechanics, Dog Dip, Mustang Breaking fundraiser, Fun days during FFA week
Booker- Cajun Feast (auction), Greenhand sale
Boys Ranch- SAE, Raffle- CC, Ag. Olympics
Bushland- Judging exhibition for lower grades, keeps community involved, FFA Fish day (Freshmen)
Canyon- Host dances
Cotton Center- Tractor Restoration- Nationals, "Cotton Center Cares" Collects clothes, toys etc. for those in need
Darrouzett- Assist with Annual "Dutch Day"
Dimmitt- Slave Sale
Follett- Elementary Farm day, Meat, Labor Auction
Ft. Elliott- Land Judging, Talent Team
Frenship- Silent Auction, CDEs
Friona- Meat and Fruit Sales
Happy- Meat and Fruit Sales, Cooking Bus
Hedley- Custom Trailer Sale
Hereford- Poultry Judging, annual meat sale at Ag. Shop
Highland Park- Meats, Catering- Fundraising
Idalou- Scholarship Supper/ Dinner Dance, Ag. Day for younger kids, Parade, Meat and Fruit Sales, Land Judging
Lefors- Friday Night Activities open to the Public
Levelland- Gift drive at Christmas, Clean up festivals
Lubbock - Cooper- Livestock and Dairy Cattle Judging, Monthly Hamburger Feed, Team Roping to raise money for Scholarships, Auction
Monterey- Christmas Party, Recruiting
Nazareth- Print monthly news reports for the local newspaper, Pickup Raffle, Thanksgiving Feast, Meat and Fruit Sales, Trailer Raffle
New Deal- Dairy Products, Scholarships, Fruit and Meat Sales, Auction
Olton- Meat and Fruit sales
Pampa- Greenhand games, Cooks Steaks for other banquets
Panhandle- Fruit and Meat Sales
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Roosevelt- Livestock Judging, Kenneth Vineyard Scholarship, Steer SAE
Ropes- Community Service, SAE, Livestock Judging, Christmas party for Foster kids, Competitive LDE's, Meat and Fruit Sales, SAE- Lambs
Shallowater- Raise and sell pumpkins, Food Drive, Funnel cakes and burgers, Auction
Silverton- Goat roping
Slaton- Community Baseball game, Flags around town, Benefit Concert
Springlake-Earth- Stockshow Involvement, Meat and Fruit Sales, Ruidoso Officer Retreat
Sudan- Land Judging
lainview- Read to elementary student, work Concession stand at local high school football game
Sunray- Ag Mechanics Auction
Tascosa- Catering
Valley- Big Gala for Scholarships, Concession Stand at Football games
Vega- Lake Trip
West Texas- Brisket Dinner, Ranch Rodeo
Wheeler- Labor Auction, Parade, Petting Zoo, Concession, Meat and Fruit Sale
Whitharral- Pick up trash after football game, Annual chili supper to benefit scholarships, Canned Food Drive, FFA week at school (recruit)
Use these ideas from other chapters to make your chapter something to talk about in your community!