Hey Everyone!!!

WOW! This year is off to a great start. A lot has happened since I last posted anything. I want to start off by saying how excited I am for this year and what a great time I have been having with all the members and opportunities that have been given to me and the officer team.

Congratulations to everyone who went to Big E in Springfield, Mass., from Sept. 17-19. You all did a great job and I am so proud of all of you! You represented the state of Maryland wonderfully. While we were up there Nikki, Katie, and I got to carry flags in the Stars Ceremony and the parade around the fair grounds. This was an amazing experience, even if Katie and I thought our feet might fall off. We also got to spend time with the National FFA Eastern Region Vice-President, Hannah Crossen.

After we got back from Big E, we got to attend the Greenhand Ceremony at the Great Frederick Fair. Another Congratulations to all those new members who received their Greenhand Degrees, you are all very valuable assets of the Maryland FFA Association. I hope that you can use your knowledge and love of FFA to continually support Agriculture.

What's next for us? Well, this Friday, October 2,2009, we will be holding the Region 5 Leadership Conference. I hope everyone from Region 5 is able to come and have a great time.

Then we better see everyone at my home region, Region 1 Leadership on October 5th, at Frostburg State University!

Until then....

Allison Moore
State President