September 2009 - Tennessee FFA

Tennessee FFA Foundation, Inc.
Executive Director’s Newsletter
Two National FFA Officers visited Nashville on August 25.
Lunch was hosted by F & M Bank and The Farmers Bank.
September 1, 2009
The Tennessee FFA Foundation along with Sony and
Nashville-To-You are joining together to create a new
fundraising opportunity for Tennessee FFA. It will involve
the sale of "The Heart of Country" CD which contains
tracks from some of Sony's top artists including Kenny
Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Brooks & Dunn, Martina
McBride and Brad Paisley. This CD is not available in
stores. The cost is $5.00 for each including tax and
shipping. CDs will then be resold to FFA supporters for
$10. From one CD, Sony will receive $5, the chapter will
receive $4 and the TN FFA Foundation will receive $1.
To place orders, visit our website at: www.tnffa.org.
AUGUST CONTRIBUTIONS
Century Club memberships of $100 each were received from:
Tony Johnson of Jackson, TN.
The UTK FarmHouse Scholarship Fund received $250 from
Dr. John Riley and $100 from Bill Reed.
G & G Consulting Company contributed $1,000 for the 2009
National FFA Officer Candidate from TN, Chelsea Doss.
LaQuinta Inns rebated $197.64 for the second quarter.
John Houston, TN Farmers Cooperative, served on the board
from 6/12/96 – 7/22/09 and was chairman (6/12/96 – 2/25/00).
McWherter Monument Commission Fund continues to
grow with YTD through August contributions of $85,660.
Tennessee Department of Agriculture forwarded $250,000
from its Agricultural Development Fund on August 24 as a
result of the approval by the General Assembly of Governor
Bredesen’s budget for fiscal year 2009-2010. This makes a
total of $1,750,000 in grant-in-aid funds directly to the TN
FFA Foundation over the past four years as recommended by
the Governor and subsequently approved by the General
Assembly. The same amounts have been given to the TN 4-H
Foundation. Special thanks to our Sponsoring Committee,
Foundation Board of Directors, TN Farm Bureau, UT
Extension Service, Commissioner of Agriculture Ken Givens
and the entire Legislature for making this happen.
Mark McBride, Farm Bureau Insurance, served on the board
from 7/6/84 – 7/22/09 and as chair, vice-chair and treasurer.
The Finance Committee of the Board of Directors has agreed
to invest these funds just as we have done in the past by
transferring $50M on a monthly basis into the investment
account with Raymond James until the $250M is fully
invested. Your comments and feedback are welcome.