E6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 16,1980
Larry Shrawder attends FFA
WASHINGTON, D.C -
Larry Shrawder, President
of the Pennsylvania
Association of the Future
Farmers of America was
one of 100 State FFA Officers
who met Thursday morning
with President Jimmy
Carter.
The meeting at the White
House was a highlight of a
week-long State FFA
Presidents’ Conference m
the Nation’s Capitol The
conference, sponsored by
General Motors Corporation,
through the National FFA
Foundation, Inc., is designed
to help new state officers
lead more effectively by
expanding their knowledge
of the FFA and the Nation.
Larry is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. Lee Shrawder of
Kempton, Pa. He was
elected President of the
Pennsylvania FFA
Association at the 1980 State
Summer Convention at Penn
State.
A breakfast with
Congressmen preceded the
White House visit. More than
100 Senators and
Representatives or their
assitants. attended to visit
with the State Presidents
about national issues.
Speaking at the breakfast,
Secretary of the Department
of Education Shirley M.
Hufstedler said, “It is
always a pleasure to address
the future-minded because,
after all, the present
becomes the future each and
everyday.”
She said farming is “no
longer the kind of ‘in
dependence’ that it once
Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland on the
left greets Larry Shrawder, President of the Penn
sylvania FFA Association during the recent
Future Farmers of America State Presidents’ Con
ference in Washington, D.C., sponsored by
General Motors Corporation. The week-long con
ference is designed to give state officers a better
knowledge of the FFA and national agricultural
issues. Larry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Lee
Shrawder of Kempton.
was Every single one of us
in every city in America
absolutely depends upon the
products of agriculture for
our very survival. ”
Robert D. Lund, Vice
President of General Motors
and former Chairman of the
National FFA Foundation
Sponsoring Committee,
spoke at the breakfast and
said he had a name for the
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product FFA members
exhibit—“gumption. ”
“Despite the turmoil,
despite the short term ups
and downs that we face
every day, I’m confident you
ladies and you young gen
tlemen will find a way to
conquer the challenges that
are facing you because
you’re not only among the
best and the brightest of
young America, but more
importantly I’m con
fident. .if you apply those
leadership abilities which
you have in such abundance
and you continue to accept
the challenges of the times
with the gumption that got
you this far, then certainly
the best years are still
ahead.”
Secretary of Agriculture
Bob Bergland held a
question and answer session
State Presidents’ Conference
with the state officers Soviet gram embargo, crop health and energy
Tuesday They discussed the prices supports, livestock agriculture
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