Arizona FFA Foundation News

Last Chance to Grab Your Tickets

Grab your tickets before noon on June 10, 2022 for a chance to win this amazing trip!

This incredible vacation includes an eight day and seven night trip to Mexico and two $500 vouchers on Spirit Airlines! Airline vouchers expire February 19, 2023. Mexico Hotel package is valid for 18 months from June 10, 2022. Only 100 tickets will be sold.

Tickets are available online at www.blueandgoldgala.org until noon on June 10, 2022. Must be at least 18 to purchase a ticket and a resident of Arizona. Tickets are $100 each. The winning ticket will be drawn at the State FFA Leadership Conference on June 10, 2022. For more details along with terms and conditions of the trip visit www.blueandgoldgala.org.

Be a part of helping support agriculture education and the FFA in Arizona!

Purchase Mexico Raffle Tickets Here

2021-2022 State Officers Wrap Up Year

The 93rd State FFA Leadership Conference is quickly approaching. One year ago eight FFA members were elected to serve the Arizona Association as State FFA Officers. Their year has been filled with traveling across Arizona to meet FFA members. They had an opportunity to conduct chapter visits, attend special functions that individual chapters held, present workshops they created, meet with donors and much more.

The Arizona Agricultural Education/FFA Foundation would like to thank the 20221-2022 State Officer Team for the amazing job they did this past year. It was a pleasure to host them for the Business & Industry Tours in February. We appreciated the time, talent and heart they provided to assist with the 6th annual Blue & Gold Gala.

They will wrap up their final session of the State Leadership Conference on June 11th and become a Past State Officer where they will have the joy to continue serving as an alumni and give back in other areas. We wish them the best in their future and look forward to their continued involvement.

2022 Graduating Seniors Honored

Congratulations to the 2022 Seniors nominated for the 1928 Senior Society. This is a unique program that started in 2021 to recognize the current year's seniors for their hard work, dedication and commitment! 1928 is significant for being the year when National FFA Organization was founded.

A parent, alumni, friend or family member may nominate the student through a donation of $19.28.

Each inductee will receive a Senior Society FFA decal, recognized by having their name listed in our State FFA Leadership Conference app, recognized on screen with the Senior Society list during a conference session, and listed on this page of the website from spring 2022 until spring 2023.

The submission process has closed to nominate 2022 FFA Seniors, but if you know of a 2023 Senior, you may begin to nominate them now, as they kick off their last year of high school. If you would like to nominate a 2023 Senior you may click the link below.

Nominate a 2023 Senior Here

Thank You For Your Service

The Arizona Agricultural Education/FFA Foundation is made up of 25 individual volunteers who are leaders from business and industry. These individuals serve three year terms to help guide the Foundation and secure support to provide the sustainability of agriculture education and the FFA in Arizona. You will see them at FFA events assisting, helping coordinate Foundation events, selling raffle tickets and meeting with others to share their passion for FFA and our future leaders.

This year we have three leaders that have concluded their time serving on the board but their passion and commitment to agriculture education and the FFA will continue. We are grateful to Jim Klinker, Scott Whitten and Ricardo Valencia for the time, talent and treasure they have provided during their years of service.

During the State FFA Leadership Conference, approaching June 9-11, 2022 in Tucson, the Foundation Board will welcome four new individuals to serve the Foundation over the next three years. The board is comprised of individuals from across Arizona to serve in At-Large positions or represent an FFA Region in Arizona. We would like to welcome Jacque Cook of North Bowie Farming, Paul Bush of CALCOT, Brinton Colburn with Foothills Bank and Steven Bales of Bales Hay Farm & Ranch Feed Store.

The Foundation could not provide the service to FFA, agriculture educators and the agriculture education programs in Arizona without the commitment, hard work and dedication of the volunteers that serve on the Foundation Board.

Seeds for Tomorrow

Whether you grew up in 4-H, FFA, or never even stepped foot on a farm, chances are your dad was a big influence on your life. Sports, livestock shows, county fairs, or field trips, dads were always there to help haul some calves, pick up a few bales of hay, or buy you a milkshake when things weren’t going so well. Since June is the month for Father’s Day, what better way to honor dad than to make a planned gift to the FFA Foundation in his name. We’ll make it easy for you to say thank you for all he did to help!

For more information, please contact Rochell Planty at 602-705-9211 or Rochell@azffafoundation.org.