Maryland FFA Foundation announces recipients of the Gift of Blue
The Maryland FFA Foundation recently announced the annual recipients of the Gift of Blue Program, which benefits deserving and active FFA members in grades nine through 11.
Each chapter is eligible to request up to three FFA jackets at a cost of $20 per jacket. This year, 96 students representing 33 chapters received their FFA jacket and matching tie/scarf in a presentation during a ceremony at the State Spring Judging Event on April 13 at Westminster High School. The event hosted more than 460 members, advisers, parents and volunteers.
Local students receiving the Gift of Blue:
Boonsboro — Mackenzie Angle, Ava Leatherman and Esther Lowe
Boonsboro Middle — James Burke, Rebeka Davidson and Devin McCary
Boyd J. Michael III Tech — Autumn Beall, Brielle Long and Avery Long
Clear Spring — Kyleigh Jarrett, Dawson Miller and Sam Vowell
Smithsburg — Grace Bowers, Baylee Cook and Mary Dorment
The Maryland FFA Foundation has sponsored this event for the past nine years, awarding 843 jackets.
The Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation is a 501c3 non-governmental nonprofit established in 1989. Through the Maryland FFA, teacher workshops, scholarships, grants, mobile labs and showcases, and revenues from the Ag Tag license plate sales, the foundation pursues its mission to promote the understanding and appreciation of the importance of agriculture in everyone's daily lives. The Maryland FFA Association has 2,421 active members in 47 chapters throughout the state.
For more information, go to www.mdffa.org or send an email to nknight@maefonline.com.
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