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| Spotlight on Youth - July 28, 2010 |
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Pettisville FFA goes to D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kelsey Weirauch and Tyler Hershberger, of the Pettisville FFA Chapter in Pettisville, Ohio, attended the 2010 Washington Leadership Conference (WLC) in the nation’s capital.
The conference is an activity of the National FFA Organization in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education. Weirauch and Hershberger were able to have this life-changing experience with the help of a scholarship presented by the National FFA Alumni through the Pettisville FFA Alumni.
Located in our nation’s capital, the Washington Leadership Conference is a five-day event that trains FFA members to make a positive impact in their school, local community, state and country. The conference focuses on the following areas: problem solving, relationship building, living with character and developing an attitude for serving others.
The capstone event of the WLC is a civic engagement activity, which takes leadership and service learning to new standards. Partnered with Living Classrooms of the National Capitol region, the Mid-Atlantic Gleaning Network and the Alice Ferguson Foundation. In the past three years, WLC participants have dedicated over 33,000 hours of service to the Washington, D.C. area.
The National FFA Organization coordinates WLC, which attracts participants from across the country. This summer, more than 2,300 FFA members will attend one of the conference’s seven weeklong sessions. Students also increase their understanding of the nation’s heritage with visits to Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery, the Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt Memorials, and other historic sites in Washington, D.C.
A highlight of the week was a visit to the office of Congressman Bob Latta (R-Ohio). Weirauch is currently serving her chapter as assistant secretary and Hershberger is assistant sentinel. |
| 7/28/2010 |
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