Southern Chapter Bragging Rights...
SOUTHERN CHAPTER SPONSORS FLORIDA FFA
On Feb. 5, 2011 Southern Chapter was once again a sponsor of the Florida FFA's Nursery/Landscape and Floriculture Career Development Event (CDEs). The event was hosted by the Pinellas Technical Educational Center (pTEC) on their campus in St. Petersburg, Florida. The purpose of the CDE is to stimulate interest in learning activities related to the Floral Culture Industry. Thirty-one high schools and nine middle schools were in attendance. The event included plant identification, business situation and safety issues. The Southern Chapter of AIFD instructed 180 students in the making of a boutonnière. Each student then had to make their own boutonnière. They were evaluated on their boutonnière and the score was used in the final totals of the day.
Umatilla High School was the winner of the event and will proceed to the finals. Thanks to the Southern Chapter members that were there to help with the event: Kevin Coble AIFD, CFD, Tina Stoecker AIFD, CFD, Terri and Russ Kleismit AIFD, CFD, Sylvia Bird AIFD, CFD, Robyn Arnold AIFD, CFD, Brita Edlebauer AIFD, Anthony Swick CFD.
ELECTION RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD MEETING
John Kittinger AIFD was re-elected National Board Representative for Southern. The three Directors elected were Randy Wooten AIFD, Janet Frye AIFD and Jeff Lott AIFD.
