Busy, Busy, Busy! That pretty much sums up the month of July for my team and I and I'm excited to finally have the opportunity to reflect on all of the experiences we've had.
The month began with Sam S. and I traveling to the West Virginia state convention, we drove the over 7 hours to Cedar Lakes and found ourselves having a great time. Cedar Lakes is the West Virginia FFA Camp and what I thought was really awesome about it was that many of the cabins and buildings were built by their FFA members as projects over the years. Sam and I presented our workshop to many of the WV members and it was crazy to realize that even though we come from different states, we still have the same common goals and interests in Agriculture Ed and FFA. While we were there we got to hang out with Regina Holliday, the Southern Region National Vice President and watch her present a workshop as well. We also received the opportunity to watch the outgoing officers who we had served the previous year with give their retiring address and got to see there new state officers be elected. It was overall a great experience and we are so lucky to have gotten the opportunity.
Next Lindsey and I traveled to Washington D.C. for the State Presidents Conference. There we got to be part of starting the delegate process, visit with congressman, see many of the national museums, and meet tons of new people. My roommates were great, they were from the states of Florida, Nebraska, and Michigan. I had a great time getting to know all of the other State Presidents and either Vice or Secretaries from around the country and getting the chance to work with them to be part of the history of our organization.
After we left D.C., we went straight to the fair grounds in good old Harrington, DE. I got there and couldn't wait to see all of the FFA exhibits that members from around the state had been working on and they were all outstanding. Congratulations to all who participated. I got to show my pig like always, and for the first time got to show a steer for the Breeding's and I was a little nervous, but Mrs. Breeding from Woodbridge really helped me before the show and it turned out to be a lot of fun. Working the Farm Bureau was exciting as always, I was in charge of making milkshakes.. and made a mess.. a really BIG one! Ha thanks to Amber and Brent for the help in making the messes and the milkshakes. The state officers and many members were invited and did ride in the parade each night, thanks to everyone who came out. We ended out a great 10 days with the FFA games, where there was a record turn out that not only included members but the Governor and Miss Delaware. Followed the next morning by our annual awards breakfast where we also had a record turn out. I can't thank everyone enough for making all of the events this year and the fair such a successful and fun time.
July was all kinds of fun and August has already promised to be the same. Good luck to everyone starting school soon. I can't wait to come to your classes and see what new projects you've got going on in your school.
Until Next Time,
Sam B., DE FFA State President
