Gala FFA Event Honors Members, Families In New Banquet Hall
ANDY ANDREWS
Editor
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) “This facility is for you
it’s for you throughout your life
time,” said Pennsylvania Secre
tary of Agriculture Sam Hayes to
about 1,500 FFA members, fami
ly, and friends.
Hayes, who spoke Monday
afternoon at the 74th annual
Pennsylvania FFA Mid-Winter
Convention, conducted this year
for the first time in the new Ban
quet Hall at the complex, told the
(Outgoing) Secretary of Agriculture Sam Hayes, center, receives the first Don Evans
Friend For Agriculture Award at the FFA convention. With Hayes are Evans’ daughters,
at left, Jennifer Evans and at right, Tracy Conn with Parker, 3.
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FFA officers and chapter mem
bers that growth “begins with
you not someone else, not some
institution. It begins with you.”
Hayes was the recipient of the
first Dr. Don Evans Friend For
Agriculture Award for his influ
ence on the future of state FFA.
Hayes urged members, parents,
and volunteers to “pick up the
torch that he dropped” after
Evans died unexpectedly some
time ago.
Two hundred and fifty-two
members out of 8,000 members in
Linda Hildebrand, Reading; and Donna Schreiner, Lancaster.
Commercial Senior Sales Associate: Patricia Coomes, Lancaster.
147 chapters throughout the state
received the state’s highest honor,
the Keystone Degree, during cer
emonies Monday afternoon. In
formation on those award win
ners was presented in Lancaster
Farming in the Farm Show Sec
tion E on Jan. 11.
During the ceremonies, awards
were presented to the state stars,
honoring the “best of the best” in
the Pennsylvania FFA Associa
tion.
Thomas Carey, Pennsylvania
Department of Education, said
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 18, 2003-A2l
the department “understands the and Gold awards were presented
importance of ag education.” to several for their support of
Carey said, “You are the fu- FFA, They included Keith
ture leaders in terms of the Penn- Weigner, public relations, Hat
sylvania farm industry.” field Quality Meats; Cliff Day,
He told those present that agriscience instructor, Grassland
“true success is loving what you FFA, Garden Spot High School;
do, who you are, and how you and Willie Sole, president of
live.”
During the ceremonies, Blue
Families honored at the FFA Mid-Winter Convention
were, front, Lamar and Edith Weaver and back, Dave and
Edna Martin.
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