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<strong>FFA</strong> GOES GLOBAL Five countries, 77 students. More than 700,000 miles of travel. The year 2010 was a busy year for <strong>FFA</strong> members involved in the organization’s numerous international opportunities. New to the organization this year was the first-ever <strong>FFA</strong> Global Outreach: Africa trip. Caleb Dodd, a former state <strong>FFA</strong> officer from New Mexico, was one of six Collegiate <strong>FFA</strong> members who traveled to Zambia, Africa, last summer. The trip was sponsored by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. Dodd experienced a whole new agricultural world in Africa, one that differed greatly from what he’s used to in the southwestern part of the United States. “They don’t farm to make a profit (in Zambia). They don’t farm to get higher up on the chain. They’re farming for one reason and that’s sustainability,” Dodd said. Jonathon Brewer, a 2009-2010 Michigan state <strong>FFA</strong> officer, had a similar eye-opening experience. Brewer participated in the 2010 International Leadership Seminar for State Officers to China. Prior to that, Brewer’s international experience was limited to Canada. “In my lifetime, the opportunity to go to China with a group would be very limited or nonexistent so I took the opportunity when I could,” he said. Brewer said the support of GEA WestfaliaSurge and the Jerome Foundation was “huge” and kick-started his own fundraising efforts. Brewer’s former <strong>FFA</strong> chapter, Sanilac <strong>FFA</strong> Chapter in Michigan, did not have an alumni affiliate or foundation to lend financial support. The trip made him realize how important these groups are on the local and national level. “When I came back and retired from state office, I helped start my alumni affiliate to give that experience to other kids,” he said. Like Brewer, Emily Magnus never stepped foot outside the continent before pursuing international opportunities through <strong>FFA</strong>. Magnus, a former member of the Arkansas <strong>FFA</strong> Chapter in Kansas, participated in both the 2008 proficiency trip to Costa Rica and the 2009 International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership (I-CAL) Program to China and Taiwan. CREATING BRIGHT FUTURES “After I went to Costa Rica, any other international trip I could get my hands on I was definitely willing to apply for,” she said. As a full-time college student, Brewer said the role of sponsors was integral to both of her trips. “To be honest, I probably would’ve never been able to afford it without sponsors,” he said. Marty Tatman, education specialist at the <strong>National</strong> <strong>FFA</strong> <strong>Organization</strong>, said that’s the case for a lot of students. “Sponsors are vital to the success of the program,” Tatman said. “We wouldn’t be able to have these programs, and they wouldn’t be as educationally successful for our students, if not for sponsors.” Tatman has accompanied three I-CAL trips and said the U.S. Grains Foundation sponsorship goes beyond financial support. U.S. Grains Council representatives who live and work abroad help with the logistics of the trip—tours of operations, visits to processing plants and more—so students are able to interact one-on-one with people invested in agriculture. 13 * NATIONAL <strong>FFA</strong> FOUNDATION 56267_<strong>FFA</strong>_2010_<strong>Annual</strong><strong>Report</strong>_Opt15.indd 13 8/29/11 9:43 AM
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