Gerhart NEW PROVIDENCE - David Gerhart of New Providence has been nominated to receive the American Farmer Degree, highest degree presented by the National FFA Organization. David was nominated for the degree by the Pennsylvania FFA Association. The nomination was approved at a recent meeting of the National FFA Board of Directors in Alexandria, Virginia. One of 807 FFA members nominated for the American Farmer Degree David will receive the degree m a special ceremony on Thursday, November 9, pending a final vote of ap proval of 122 student delegates representing over 4Pf a million FFA mem bers. Travel awards will be presented to American WIN a hot new 1979 \skitioo\ CITATION to carry you over the snow - and a 1979 FORD styleside pickup it! 10 Second Prizes; complete gear- Helmet* Gloves* Boots* and Suit- ski-dao. Go Hook. SWEEPSTAKES Enter now at participating \skidgo\ dealers NO PURCHASE NECESSARY Sweepstake closes November 26 1978 SHADY MAPLE LAWN & GARDEN CENTER ** At John L. Stauffer Repair Service, Goodville, PA Phone: 215-445-6175 to be awarded American Farmer Degree Farmer Degree recipients to offset their travel expenses to the National FFA Con vention in Kansas City. The cash awards are sponsored through the National FFA Foundation by JI Case Co. of Racme, Wisconsin; Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa; The Federal Land Bank Systems of the United States; Amoco Oil Co., of Chicago, Ilhonois, and The Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corporation, of Detroit, Michigan. At the convention each American Farmer Degree recipient will be presented a gold key and certificate by the National FFA Organization. The American Farmer Degree is much sought after because it is presented to approximately one member in 700 of the 507,108 member organization. It is presented only by the National FFA Organization to members who have demonstrated exceptional agricultural and leadership achievements. David is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Gerhart of New Providence and is currently farming in partnership with his father. - He earned the American Farmer Degree on the basis of his supervised farming program. David’s farming program began when he was a freshman in vo-ag with two dairy calves and one acre of com. His efforts throughout high school and after graduation enabled him to enter into a partnership with his father on their dairy farm. David was active m FFA activities at Solanco in cluding various committee work and FFA contests. f S*T * NSA sV s *aS* * > <S S David Gerhart David’s high school vocational agriculture in structor's and FFA advisor’s are Ronald Althoff, Arba Henry, and Mark Gould. To qualify for the American Farmer Degree, FFA members must have advanced through a system of degrees unique to the FFA organization. FFA members begin as Greenhands and after one year of mem bership may be advanced by the local chapter to the degree of “Chapter Far mer”. 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