Edinburg’s FFA chapter is using National FFA Week as an opportunity to pitch itself to potential new members and bring them into the chapter.  Mini-classes, activities, and more are used to show younger students what the organization is all about.  Chapter President Wade Beck says the activities within the school include a scavenger hunt and a food drive.

The recruitment and advertising continue outside FFA Week as well.  Chapter Vice President Paisley Swinger says monthly meetings and themed parties highlight these efforts.

Beck and Swinger hope to recruit as many new members as possible so they may grow in the same ways the two have in their time with the FFA.

Samantha Siemer is the chapter’s advisor.  She says she’s seen the chapter grow in both numbers and involvement in her nine years as advisor.

More information on Edinburg’s FFA chapter is on their Facebook page.  You can also learn more at www.ilaged.org.

Wade Beck, Paisley Swinger, and Samantha Siemer appeared as guests on the WTIM Morning Show during National FFA Week.