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Paulding FFA is feeding the farmers in the fields

On Wednesday and Thursday, October 8th and 9th, the Paulding FFA Chapter had over 30 members travel around Paulding County to feed the farmers in the fields.  The chapter began this service project five years ago, and it's one of our favorite projects each year. The chapter found it was a great way to support local farmers and thank them for their countless hours of work in feeding our world! The students prepared snack packs in various bags to give to the farmers while they were working in the field or just needed a snack in the combine. These bags contain items such as chocolate chip cookies, Oreo cookies, granola bars, fruit snacks, Slim Jims, chips, candy bars, sunglasses, a stress cow toy, a can koozie, and a bottle of water or Gatorade.  The chapter would like to say a special thanks to Ag Credit, Beck’s, Williamson Crop Insurance, Paulding County Farm Bureau and Paulding SWCD for their contributions to making this yearly community service project happen. A handwritten, sincere thank-you note was also included in each bag.  The FFA members delivered 250 snack packs to farmers in Paulding County. It was a very rewarding experience for our members, as they got to interact directly with the farmers and learn what they do every day!  Feeding our farmers is one of the many ways we thank them and show our support! The Paulding FFA is very excited to continue this project in the future.  We are striving to continue to increase the number of snack packs each year and thank more of our hard-working farmers!

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Paulding FFA travels to Ohio State House for leadership conference

On Tuesday, September 24, four Paulding FFA officers traveled down to Columbus for the Ohio Legislative Leadership Conference. The officers included Vice President Tori Schlatter, Secretary Myrriah Manz, Reporter Vivienne Myers, Chaplin Jacob Harris and their FFA advisor, Ms. Baylee March. In the morning, the students mingled with other FFA chapters while playing a game that separated them into representatives and lobbyists. The lobbyists argued for a specific bill to be passed and the representatives decided whether that bill aligned with their values or not. The Paulding FFA Chapter presented a bill regarding hydraulic fracking in Ohio, in which they proposed several more environmentally friendly alternatives. After this, they explored the State House and met with an aide from Representative Roy Klopfenstein’s office to learn more about the inner workings of Ohio’s government. The students also heard Tim Schaffer speak, a former Ohio senator and current state representative. The chapters were then served lunch and got to meet State FFA officers and various state representatives. Ohio FFA President Carter Boyd then gave a closing speech regarding the importance of representing the needs of agriculture in our government.  The Ohio Legislative Leadership Conference was an excellent opportunity for our officers to learn more about representing agriculture for the better.

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