BELTON-HONEA PATH FFA CHAPTER WINS TOP STATE AWARD

| Larry Rogers ( at left), USDA Farm Service Agency, Columbia, SC; Charles Springs, SC Rural Rehabilitation Corporation, Florence, SC; Glenn Stevens, Belton-Honea Path FFA Advisor ; Loren Hodgens, President of the Belton –Honea Path Chapter and Wesley Harris with the USDA Farm Service Agency, Columbia. |
CLEMSON, SC….The Belton-Honea Path FFA Chapter was named the Outstanding Community Development Program in South Carolina for 2004 by the SC FFA Association, according to John W. Parris, State Director of Public Affairs with the SC FFA. The award was presented at the recent State FFA Convention held at Clemson University.
Loren Hodgens, president of the chapter and Glenn Stevens, agricultural education teacher at Belton-Honea Path High School, were presented the Governor’s Citation of Accomplishment for this prestigious achievement by Wesley Harris and Larry Rogers with the state office of the USDA Farm Service Agency, the sponsor of the National FFA Chapter Awards and Recognition Program.
Charles Springs, Chairman of the SC Rural Rehabilitation Corporation which is a co-sponsor of the awards program in South Carolina, presented Loren and Mr. Stevens a check for $1000 to defray their expenses to attend the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky this fall where they will be competing in the finals for the Outstanding FFA Chapter in the nation.
“This award is indeed a notable laurel to come to the Belton – Honea Path FFA Chapter and one richly deserved”, Mr. Parris said.
The mission of the FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
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