07 Feb “Gift of Blue” Awarded to 26 FFA Students
The Marion County Farm Bureau (CFB) awarded 26 more first-year FFA members the “Gift of Blue” as part of their 3rd annual FFA Jacket Essay Contest. The essay contest asked first-year Ag/FFA students a simple question, “Explain the main goal you wish to accomplish from being involved in FFA.” Twenty-six (26) students completed the essay this year. The Marion CFB awarded jackets to all 26 students, which included recipients from four of the six high school districts in the county.
The contest is an opportunity for Marion County High School agriculture students to have the Farm Bureau purchase their official FFA blue corduroy jacket. FFA Chapters ordered their jackets this winter and will be reimbursed by the Marion County Farm Bureau.
In three years of this program, the Marion CFB has awarded 61 jackets to local, first-year FFA students. At $60 per jacket (and shipping), the Farm Bureau has covered over $3,700 in expenses through their “Gift of Blue” effort. Congratulations to all this year’s recipients and good luck with your FFA experiences!