822-Laneuter Farming, Saturday, March 11, 1995
FFA HAPPENINGS
ALEXANDRIA.
Va.—Agricultural education and
FFA activities help make students
more valuable employees and
business owners/operators,
according to Heather Oberholtzer,
16, of Elizabethtown, slate winner
in FFA New Horizons magazine’s
“Up With Agriculture” Writing
Contest. Oberholtzer receives $5O
as the state winner. The chapter
advisor is William Erikson.
More than 1,300 students com
peted in this year’s contest.
According to Chad Hammersc
hmidt, 18, of Deßidder, Louisia
na, FFA has been “instrumental in
“Agricultural education has helped me
to prepare for the future by teaching me
teamwork, effective leadership, marketing
skills, public speaking skills, and a greater
respect for mankind. Agricultural sales and
public speaking contests have helped me to
learn the steps of marketing while commu
nicating effectively with others. While
delivering food boxes and gifts to the needy
last Christmas, I gained a deeper respect
for all individuals and have learned to
ignore the labels placed upon people. I feel
agricultural education activities have pre
pared me to meet many new people and
gain confidence to meet the numerous
obstacles in my future.” —Heather
Oberholtzer
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my understanding of land ste
wardship.” Hammerschmidt’s
essay was chosen as the national
first-place winner.
For 16-year-old Lyndy Paske of
Lamesa, Texas, FFA and agricul
tural education develops both
independence and interdepen
dence. She cites initiative and
teamwork as two skills that FFA
has fostered in her.
National third-place winner
Katie Rein, 15, of Big Timber,
Montana, believes a valuable
employee or business owner must
possess leadership, responsibility,
time management skills, and a
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cooperative spirit
Nathaniel Allen found “indivi
dual responsibility, initiative, and
self-confidence all qualities I have ,
enhanced through my FFA pro
jects.” The 18-year-old Ontario,
Oregon, resident placed fourth in
the national contest.
The “Up With Agriculture”
Writing Contest is sponsored by
ICI Seeds, Inc., as a special pro
ject of the FFA Foundation for
FFA New Horizons magazine.
FFA New Horizons is the official
publication for FFA members
who are students of agricultural
education.
FFA is a national organization
of 428,109 members preparing for
leadership and careers in the sci
ence, business, and technology of
agriculture. The organization has
7,545 local chapters located
throughout the United States,
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Vir
gin Islands. FFA’s mission is to
make a positive difference in the
lives of students by developing
their potential for premier leader
ship, personal growth, and career
success through agricultural edu
cation. Local, state, and national
activities and award programs
provide opportunities for students
to apply knowledge and skills
learned in the classroom.
Volunteers
Needed
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) —The Muscular Dystrophy
Association needs help with gen
eral office duties, including
answering phones, bulk mailings,
stuffing envelopes, and helping
prepare for various fund raising
projects that may be held in your
local community. Call MDA and
ask for Patti at (717) 540-4316.
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$18*95 Net Per Bale
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Public Speaking Winner
Collegeville (Montgomery Co.)
Montgomery County 4-H
Coordinator Nancy Kadwill of
Collegeville, right, presents the
championship trophy to 4-H
member Amy LeFore of Oregon
for winning the public speaking
contest at the Western National
4-H Horse Classic held recently in
Denver, Colo. Kadwill served as a
judge at that contest and also is
superintendent of the team
demonstration contest that is part
of the Eastern National 4-H Horse
Roundup in Louisville, KY each
year. LeFore’s topic was “Tribute
to the Quarter Horse.”
Clipper
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.)—The Central PA Chapter of
the Muscular Dystrophy Associa
tion needs volunteers to clip arti
cles about special events, telethon
and muscular dystrophy in general
that appear in your local or daily
newspaper. The “clipper crusade”
Watch What
DOYLESTOWN (Chester Co.)
Penn State Cooperative Exten
sion announces the start of the
weight management class, MY
NEW WEIGH OF LIFE. Classes
will be held at the Whitemarsh
Wm. Jeanes Memorial Library in
Lafayette Hill, Wednesdays
March 29-June 14, from 1 p.m.-3
Crusade
will cover communities from
Hanover to State College and East
to Lancaster, areas in which MDA
serve patients. Those interested in
becoming a part of the crusade
should call MDA at (717)
540-4316 and ask for Patti.
You’re Eating
p.m,
To register send your name, ad
dress, and phone number, along
with a check for $6O registration
fee to: Bucks County Cooperative
Extension, Neshaminy Manor
Center, Doylestown, PA 18901.
Registration Deadline: March 13.