Alexander FFA attends district training ALBANY, Ohio — On April 19, members of the Alexander FFA attended the District 10 officer training and banquet. Members attending included Jed Anderson, Austin Crabtree, Sharon Bolin, Maddi Dickerson, Erin Bright, Kacey Davis, Frank Bail, Caitlyn Mullins, Lyman Kennedy and Katelyn Smith. Alexander FFA members learned officer responsibilities and expectations during the training.
This year’s banquet was hosted by Sheridan FFA and the training sessions were presented by members of the Ohio State agriculture education society.
Tennessee 4-H receives funding from TransCanada JACKSON, Tenn. – TransCanada, a North American energy infrastructure company, recently presented a check for nearly $30,000 to be shared between the 4-H programs in Tennessee and Mississippi.
The money will be used to fund a program that uses 4-H members to train county officials on the role of social media, specifically, as a communication tool when responding to emergencies. This program has been in place in Mississippi, but will be new to Tennessee 4-H. “We are honored to be associated with the Mississippi and Tennessee 4-H Foundations,” says TransCanada’s James Ethridge, area manager for Tennessee and Mississippi. “We believe in investing in the communities where we live and work, especially when it comes to youth organizations.”
4-H is the nation’s largest youth development organization, boasting more than 6 million members from urban, suburban and rural neighborhoods across the country. 4-H is the youth development program of the nation’s 109 land-grant universities and the Cooperative Extension System. In Tennessee, through University of Tennessee Extension, 4-H teaches leadership, citizenship and life skills to more than 302,000 youth in grades 4-12. 4-H also has more than 15,000 adult volunteers. UT Extension is one of four units of the UT Institute of Agriculture.
TransCanada is a leader in North American energy infrastructure including natural gas and oil pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada is the parent company of ANR, which has a presence in both states, with two compressor facilities and more than 300 miles of pipeline in each |
