Securing the promise of FFA and agricultural education by creating an environment where people and communities can develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success.

The Arizona Alumni Association

National FFA Alumni Mission

The mission of the National FFA Alumni Association is to secure the promise of FFA and agricultural education by creating an environment where people and communities can develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success.

 

Why Join?

Agricultural Education teachers rely on FFA alumni members to help ease the outside commitments of teaching, bring more support to agricultural education programs and give teachers more freedom to do what they do best - teach kids!

FFA relies on alumni members for student recruiting, scholarship money, aiding in camps, conferences, national FFA convention and other personal development programs. The high level of commitment FFA Alumni offer to the National FFA Organization, State Associations, and local communities help make FFA students' lives better and their time in the FFA even more valuable.

 

Where Does Your Contribution Go?

Aside from the volunteer opportunities made available by becoming a FFA Alumni Member on the state or national level, your FFA Alumni membership benefits the organization's students financially as well.  These monetary opportunities for FFA members and their chapters are made available because the FFA Alumni is the primary or sole sponsor for many scholarships and awards given annually. 

 

Membership

Membership in the National FFA Alumni Association is open to anyone who is interested in supporting and promoting agricultural education and the FFA on the local, state and national level.  There are two different types of Alumni memberships available:

 

Annual membership

Annual members receive the National FFA Alumni New Visions newsletter, a voice in alumni business and the opportunity to subscribe to the National FFA New Horizons magazine for $2.00 per year.  National FFA annual dues are $10.00 and Arizona FFA Annual Alumni dues are $10.00 as well.

 

National Life membership

A life membership will be issued in one individual's name for a one-time payment of $150.00.  Life members receive full membership benefits including; a membership card, membership certificate, life subscription to the New Visions newsletter, life subscription to the National FFA New Horizons magazine, and a voice in alumni business.  There is no additional charge to be an Arizona Alumni LIFE member once the National dues are paid.

** DUES AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE**

Membership dues and other contributions to the FFA Alumni are eligible IRS deductions for the contributor.  The organization is designed to support and serve rather than to provide monetary benefits to its members which means that contributions are normally tax exempt.

Items that are normally considered charitable contributions to the FFA Alumni are:

  •             1. Life and annual membership dues
  •             2. Cash contribution
  •             3. Out-of-pocket expenses you paid to do volunteer work for the FFA Alumni.
  •             4. Car or truck travel at the rate of 12 cents a mile or actual cost of gas and oil for driving on approved FFA Alumni activities.
  •             5. The appraised value of material items donated to the FFA Alumni.
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How can I help the FFA Alumni?

On the Local Level:

The heart of the FFA Organization has always been the local level, and so as a FFA Alumni member you can help shape the future of the FFA right in your own community!  Great ways to get involved with the members near you home or business are.

  • Service projects that encourage knowledge about the FFA Organization, agriculture, and employ leadership skills
  • Cooperative leadership activities for members
  • Developing good public relations in the community by making sure that the local programs are getting all the support they need
  • Utilizing the local school board and communicating the importance of FFA programs
  • Financial assistance for chapter events, scholarships, and fundraisers
  • Sharing your personal knowledge with students to help further their education

 

On the State Level:

Arizona's state activities are constantly being renovated and as such we are always on the look out for sponsors interested in helping to make them a more memorable experience with more members in attendance.  This allows a perfect opportunity for FFA Alumni members to get involved through.

  • Sponsoring awards that recognize students' participation in agribusiness, their community, and leadership in the FFA
  • Provide scholarships for FFA members to attend state and national activities or to continue their education.
  • Recruit members to help serve with commodity groups, farm organizations, advisory boards and educational associations.
  • Promote fundraisers to acquire adequate program funding.
  • Assisting with the State Leadership Conference silent auction, reception and chapter basket contest
  • Assisting with the selection of Proficiency Awards and National Chapter Award applications at the Arizona FFA Award Selection day

 

On the National Level:

Even those who don't want to get extremely involved in the National workings of the organization can help on this level due to the many opportunities available.  Some of the activities an Alumni member has the option to participate with are.

  • Being a sponsor for leadership workshops that are held annually for more than 3,000 FFA members and advisors
  • Going to the National FFA Alumni State Leaders Conference or National FFA Alumni Convention which are held annually
  • Provide support at regional and national agriculture teacher association meetings
  • Supporting collegiate agricultural education students
  • Providing memorial scholarships to designated affiliate, state or FFA student

 

Annual Achievements of the National FFA Alumni

  • Provides approximately $40,000 annually in Washington Leadership Conference scholarships to FFA members.
  • Provides twenty $1,000 grants to local FFA Chapters.
  • Provides five $1,000 scholarships for future teachers in agriculture.
  • Provides one $1,000 scholarship for an American Degree recipient who is a member of the National FFA Alumni Association (effective 10/26/2001 by random drawing).
  • Provides one $1,000 award to a new/reactivating alumni affiliate (effective 10/26/2001 by random drawing).
  • Provides $25 rebate to the affiliate of each Legion of Merit recipient (effective 11/1/2002).
  • Co-hosts the National FFA Honorary American Degree Reception at the National FFA Convention.
  • Co-Hosts the National FFA American Degree/Alumni Lunch at the National FFA Convention.
  • Sponsors leadership awards for the Post Secondary Agriculture Student Organization.
  • Provides support for the National Council for Agricultural Education.
  • Sends National FFA New Horizons magazine to FFA Alumni life members who wish to receive it.
  • Sends National FFA Alumni New Visions newsletter to FFA Alumni members who wish to receive it (one per household).

 

Additional programs as a part of the Arizona FFA Alumni

One $1000 scholarship awarded to an Arizona FFA member

One scholarship to pay for the registration for an Arizona FFA member to attend the Washington Leadership Conference

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