December 2008 - Tennessee FFA

Tennessee FFA Foundation, Inc.
Executive Director’s Newsletter
December 1, 2008
2008 DODGE HOMETOWN SCHOLARSHIP
The 2008 Dodge Hometown Scholarship Program has finished
with 17 chapters and 10 dealers participating in TN. Last year
we had 20 chapters and 12 dealers participating and in 2006 we
had 29 chapters and 15 dealers participating. This year the
results show over $40,000 being contributed directly in support
of local FFA programs. That compares to $62,500 in 2007 and
$71,660 in 2006. Lonnie Johnson, Area Program Administrator
for Erickson – USA, has worked TN and KY tirelessly on
behalf of FFA. One winner from TN will receive a 2009
Dodge Mega Ram Truck worth over $30,000. Here are the
preliminary ticket results:
TN Commissioner of Agriculture Ken Givens hosts the
Foundation’s Sponsoring Committee members (L to R):
Sammy Stuard, Lacy Upchurch, Givens, Waymon Hickman,
Lee Todd, Bart Krisle and Joe Lancaster. Former Governor
Ned R. McWherter was unable to attend the meeting held at
Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville.
Chapter
Tickets
Dealer
Warren County 1,775
Stan McNabb C-D-J, Tullahoma
McNairy Central 914
Ronnie Smith Dodge, Savannah
Grundy County
857
Stan McNabb C-D-J, Tullahoma
Chester County
700 Helms Motor Company, Lexington
Wilson Central
685 Rockie Williams’ Dodge, Lebanon
Riverside
591 Helms Motor Company, Lexington
Pigeon Forge
563 Thomas Hill Burgin Chrysler, Kodak
Munford
440
King Cotton, C-D-J, Covington
Lexington
301
Helms Motor Company, Lexington
Brighton
259
King Cotton, C-D-J, Covington
Meigs County
238
Prebul C-J-D, Dayton
Halls
210
King Cotton, C-D-J, Covington
Covington
186
King Cotton, C-D-J, Covington
Heritage
171
Rice C-D, Alcoa
Cheatham County 100
Bob Frensley C-J, Madison
Dyersburg
100
United C-D, Dyersburg
Haywood County 100__
King Cotton, C-D-J, Covington
TOTAL
8,190
Here is a list of contributions received in November:
The Sponsoring Committee listens intently to Foundation
Chairman Shane Williams (left) and Vice-Chairman John Rose
(right) as strategic plans were laid for 2009 fundraising by the
Foundation. Regarding the effort to continue to ask Governor
Bredesen to include $1 million in his budget for the fiscal year
2009-2010, it was the consensus of the committee to write a
letter of gratitude to Governor Bredesen for his support to 4-H
and FFA over the past three years and to remind him that the
need continues to be as great as ever to fund these youth
organizations. An effort to meet with the Governor personally
will also be made.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING!!!
The regular meeting of the Foundation Board of Directors will
be held on Monday, December 8, 2008 in the Board Room of
the Cool Springs Marriott Hotel in Franklin. We will begin at
1:00 p.m. and adjourn about 5:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to
join the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation Awards Banquet in
the Ballroom of the Marriott at 6:30 p.m.
The Tennessee Association FFA contributed $334 and Sevier
County FFA Chapter gave $100 to the Texas Ag Ed Disaster
Relief Fund. The total contributions from the TN Ag Ed
Family amounted to $2,339.25 for this relief effort.
Jane Trew donated $500 to the Boyd Trew Scholarship Fund.
The Northwest TN Chapter of Quail Unlimited contributed
$250 to the 2008 Wildlife Production & Management
Entrepreneurship Proficiency Awards Program.
Century Club memberships were received from: Darrell
Ailshie ($100), Mark Gateley ($25) and James Messler ($200).
Individual gifts (undesignated) were received from: Vernon
Glover ($500) and R. D. Robinson ($25).
A gift of $100 was received from Robert & Margaret Chowning
in honor of Tim Chowning.
Memorial contributions were received from: Mark & Jill
Reeves ($100) to the Barry Baker Memorial Fund. Frankie
Lyons donated $5 to the William Coley Memorial Fund.