HOUSE MEMORIAL 34 54TH LEGISLATURE- STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSIO, 2019 INTRODUCED BY Candy Spence Ezzell 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, problem u [ solving, decision-making, conflict resolution and communication .213484.1 skills, that directly contribute to the successful transition of young people into productive adults;

and 6 WHEREAS, FFA participants also report that they set goals and take responsibility for their actions, they take HM 34 pride in many things and their lives have purpose and Page 1 meaning;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that in recognition of the contribution of the FFA to the state, February 7, 2019 12 be declared "FFA Day" in the house of representatives;

-HM 234 -Page e2 e25 17 e e n d 18 = = l ] 19 a l r i 20 t e a t m m 21 e d r e 22 c e r c 23 e a n b 24 u [ .213484.1