Gilmer FFA Members Volunteer to Assist Elementary Teachers with Classroom Setup

PART II - THE PROJECT

Gilmer FFA members organized a chapter Chapter Awards in 2020. These awards service project which assisted Gilmer are designed to recognize FFA chapters Elementary School teachers as they set up that actively implement the mission and their classes for the 2019-2020 school year. strategies of the organization through Forty Gilmer FFA members volunteered to activities. help assist teachers build workstations, organize paperwork, and set up for “Meet The national-level award recognizes top the Teacher.” chapters with innovative activities in each “The “Helping Our Day Ones” activity allowed building communities, and strengthening our members the opportunity to give back agriculture. Gilmer FFA’s “Helping Our Day to the teachers who have shaped them into Ones” project placed them as a finalist in the young men and women they are today the building communities category. and form relationships with new teachers,” “By doing this event our members were able well-rounded top programs with innovative of the three divisions: growing leaders, said Flory. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Gilmer FFA was not able to execute this same project As the chapter members helped 100% of at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school the Gilmer Elementary teachers move into year. However, just as the FFA motto their classrooms, they were able to exhibit states, the chapter is adapting and “Living the importance of community involvement. to Serve” by executing other service projects. to be visible to community members within our school district, and it allowed teachers to “BY DOING THIS EVENT OUR see that FFA members are servant leaders,” said Flory. MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO BE VISIBLE TO COMMUNITY This particular service project aided in Gilmer MEMBERS WITHIN OUR FFA’s recognition this past October as a finalist for one of the National FFA’s Premier SCHOOL DISTRICT.” 16

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