California FFA News Winter 2018 | Page 2

WE ARE GIVING AWAY FREE CALIFORNIA AG PLATES Winter 2018 | Volume 7 | Number 2 California FFA News is published quarterly by the California Association, FFA. California Association, FFA Post Office Box 460 Galt, California 95632 209-744-1600 [email protected] www.CalAgEd.org Editor and Graphic Design: Jennifer Luiz Patton Twisted Twig Design & Print [email protected] We are always looking for great stories about members and alumni around our state. Know of a story that we should feature in CA FFA News? Please email [email protected]. Submission deadlines: Fall............. June 1st Winter........ September 1st Spring........ November 15th Summer...... March 1st If you’re like most of us, anytime you go to a FFA conference, field day, booster event or any other agriculture oriented activity there are a few unifying elements that always stand-out and let you know that you’re in the right place. The school vans, boots, blue jackets and now the unifying agriculture license plate. Spotting a CalAgPlate at an FFA event, a livestock show or in any random parking lot is particularly exciting for those FFA members, advisors and alumni who can still recall the work that California Association, FFA members put into making the program a reality. For many, that excitement remains and actually compels us to continue to push the program forward. If we are going serve a growing FFA membership, we must to grow the CalAgPlate program! This year we are challenging every chapter to giveaway 3 FREE sequential CalAgPlates. The California FFA has set aside funds to grow the program, but we need YOUR help. Receiving your free plate is as easy as 1-2-3! 1. Visit www.CalAgEd.org and click on the CalAgPlate banner on the home page for more information or complete the Specialty Interest License Plate application on the DMV website. 2. Print and mail the application to the California FFA at P.O. Box 460, Galt, CA 95632 3. The California FFA will submit applications to DMV with the initial $50 application fee. (Plate owners will be responsible for the renewal fees.) UPCOMING EVENTS JANUARY • 11-12 Made for Excellence (MFE) and Advanced Leadership Academy (ALA) - Sacramento 18-19 MFE and ALA - Redding 19-20 MFE and ALA - Monterey 25-26 MFE and ALA - Monterey 27-28 MFE and ALA - Monterey FEBRUARY • 2 Winter State Finals 8-9 MFE and ALA - Modesto 12-14 World Ag Expo - Tulare 15-16 MFE and ALA - Visalia 17-18 MFE and ALA - Visalia 19-22 National FFA Week If we are going serve a growing FFA membership, we must to grow the CalAgPlate program! California FFANEWS • PAGE 2 • Winter 2018