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GMG FFA freshman get ‘fired up’ at Greenhand Conference

Green Mountain-Garwin FFA Chapter members pictured on Sept. 25 at this year’s Greenhand Fire Up Conference held in Fort Dodge including (front row, l-r) Ryann Bessman, Brooklyn Ridout, and Brooklyn Wood; and (back row, l-r) Regann Bessman, Bryleigh Bartel, Skyler Murty, and Easton Sash. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

FORT DODGE – Each year the North Central FFA district and Iowa FFA officers plan and facilitate Greenhand Fire Up Conferences for FFA members. Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge welcomed FFA chapters from all over the North Central district on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. This year the GMG FFA took seven freshman members to the event in Fort Dodge.

While at Iowa Central, district and state officers lead four interactive workshops for first year

high school FFA members, also known as Greenhands, for the annual Greenhand Fire Up Conference. The workshops facilitated were leadership focused with an emphasis on the experiences that occur in the lives of beginning high school students.

Iowa FFA President, Collin Bauer, stated, “Greenhand Fire Up provides a chance for first-year high school members to get a sneak peek of the opportunities that FFA holds, and is a conference for members to meet and interact with state and district officers.”

The officers prepared and facilitated workshops of: authenticity, balancing priorities, communication, and FFA opportunities – in order to provide the first-year FFA members with skills they would use both within and outside of FFA. The goal was to engage FFA members in learning about the tools that would allow them to be successful in anything they are part of through high school and beyond. Greenhand Fire Up is made possible with support from the Iowa FFA Foundation.

Members of the GMG FFA Chapter that attended include Ryann Bessman, Brooklyn Ridout, Brooklyn Wood, Regann Bessman, Bryleigh Bartel, Skyler Murty, and Easton Sash.

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