HOUSEA MEMORIAL 21CELEBRATING 53RDTHE LEGISLATUREFFA -YOUTH STATEORGANIZATION; OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION , 2018 INTRODUCED BY Dennis J.

Roch and David M.

Gallegos 6 8 10 A MEMORIAL CELEBRATING THE FFA YOUTH ORGANIZATION;

145 WHEREAS, FFA, formerly future farmers of America, has been a premier youth leadership organization in New Mexico for more than eighty years;

and e t 17 WHEREAS, FFA sponsors chapters in rural and urban areas w l n d 18 throughout the state;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, more than three thousand six hundred youths i a e r 20 between twelve and twenty-one years of age participate in FFA a t m m 21 youth development programs statewide;

and d r e 22 WHEREAS, FFA youth development programs are diverse and c e s k 23 help participants to acquire important life skills, such as e a n b 24 leadership, responsible citizenship, critical thinking, u [ problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution and .209548.1 communication skills, that directly contribute to the successful transition of young people into productive adults;

and WHEREAS, FFA participants also report that they set goals and take responsibility for their actions, they take HM 21 pride in many things and their lives have purpose and Page 1 meaning;

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