FFARecruitment Materials

What is FFA?

• FFA is –Premier leadership

–Personal Growth

–Career Success

• through Agricultural Education!

Whatever! What does that mean?

• FFA is your ticket to many opportunities!

– Travel

– Competition

– Friendships

– Careers

• All of these great things are available to you, if you join the largest youth organization in the world… FFA!

Wow! Tell me more about it...

• You can meet lots of new and interesting people at FFA events…

• People from across the state…

• Across the nation…

• Or around the world!

• There is no limit to the places to go and people to meet through FFA!

Tell me more about the Travel...

• FFA offers tons of opportunities to travel…

• State FFA Convention - East Lansing, MI

• National FFA Convention - Louisville, KY

• Washington Leadership Conference - D.C.

• International Experiences - these & more!– Germany, Ireland and other European Countries– Russia, China and Japan – Costa Rica, Central & South America – Australia & New Zealand

Awesome! What about competition?

• FFA offers chances to hone your skills through a variety of events…

• Including, Along with many other areas...• Career Development events (ag skills contests)

– Horse Evaluation

– Ag Sales and Service

• Leadership Contests– Public Speaking

– Ag Forum

– Demonstration

Can I really find a career through FFA?

• Sure! How about these…– Agricultural Educator – FFA Advisor– Marketing– Sales– Production Agriculture

• Find what you are interested in through trying out FFA opportunities

How do I join?

• Pay your dues and get your name on the roster!

• Dues are $10.00– Good for one year– Includes both state and national dues– Includes the FFA New Horizons Magazine– Makes you eligible for all kinds of great things!