November Meeting
The FFA Alumni Meeting was held Thursday, November 8th 7 pm, at the Centralia High School Ag Building. In old business, Alumni brochures have been distributed to various business in the Centralia area. Mr. Stone is also including the brochures in the orders of fruit as well as having them placed at the Farmers/Merchants banquet. The brochure is now a part of the website. Additional information to be added to the website are officers and meeting notes. Member were reminded that dues are now being collected. A complete member list is being generated and will be distributed for use when recruiting volunteers. In new business, Sunday May 25th 2008 was confirmed as the date for the jackpot show at the Audrain County 4-H fairgrounds. Set up is planned for May 17. Details will be discussed in upcoming meetings. Mr. Stone reported that the livestock judging team is raising money for the upcoming contest to be held in conjunction with the National Western Livestock Show in Denver Colorado. The Alumni voted to give a donation, up to 200.00, to match what the team raises. Mr. Stone announced that Elaine Martin placed first in pork and Shari Brunner first in sheep in the speaking contest. The FFA received a mini grant to place agriculture books in the public library and the Chance Elementary School library. Upcoming events inlcude Ag Bldg open house November 19th with poinsettia sales beginning that night; Farmers/Merchants Banquet November 20th at 6pm; canned food drive currently being held with distribution the week of Thanksgiving. Notable dates for 2008 are: January 19th Audrain County steer weigh-in; February 16th Boone County steer weigh-in; April 25th FFA banquet; April 30th Area FFA banquet; May 27th awards float trip.
The next meeting will be Thursday, December 13th at 7pm at the CHS Ag Building. Anyone interested in supporting youth in agriculture is invited and encouraged to attend. Previous FFA affiliation is not required. For more information contact Scott Stone at 682-3512 or visit the website at http://centraliaffa.com/pages/alumni.