LEAD PROGRAM ANNOUNCES PRESIDENT'S AWARD QUESTION LEAD AW ARDS

Beginning this year, the LEAD Program President’s Award question will be based on the president’s keynote speech at the previous year’s annual convention. Notification will be given in January of the question for the upcoming year. Based on the theme “Make it Matter” and Mr. Hillman’s speech, the 2023 President’s Award question will be:

“What is your county Farm Bureau doing to make it matter in your community?”

Please refer to the LEAD Awards booklets to review the prerequisites for the Excellence and President’s Awards questions. There can be multiple Excellence Awards winners in each LEAD category and membership group. There will be only one President’s Award winner overall. To be eligible for an Excellence Award a county must have achieved the membership minimum acquisition and retention level or reach quota. To be eligible for the President’s Award a county must achieve membership quota for the year.

Final membership totals will not be available until the conclusion of the membership year on Oct. 31st. If your county wishes to compete for one of the Excellence Awards or the President’s Award we ask that you go ahead and fill out the question and submit all supporting material by the Sept. 15 deadline. Counties that submit questions and documentation will be judged and membership requirements will be verified at the appropriate time.

All counties that choose to fill out the questions may not qualify or may not be selected as an Excellence or President’s Award winner. Please use this as an opportunity to strive toward your membership goal for the year and give your county every opportunity to qualify for one of these prestigious awards.

The online platform is currently under construction, and we will notify you as soon as this becomes available. Please continue to use the LEAD booklets to check the boxes of activities your county has completed for your records. All guidelines and information are in the booklets.

If you need additional booklets or have questions, contact your District Director.