Chelsea's Travels: It's all Business in Virginia, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and The Big Apple

EXPRESS YOURSELF!

(photo taken on the set of Saturday Night Live in NYC)

In the hot August sun, I got to go on a week long business and industry tour. This year I have visited with 71 companies who either sponsor, sponsored, or might sponsor FFA. These companies range from Mitsui in Japan to NBC in New York City. There were a lot of agriculture companies, but plenty of others who only wanted to invest in America's youth. Despite the differences between them, each of these companies had one thing in common, they LOVE what FFA is all about!


I wondered why this was true. Being an FFA member it's not always easy to see what makes this organization so special. So with a little effort, I looked at FFA from a broader stand point and it's clear - WE CAN EXPRESS OURSELVES. We express ourselves through our speeches, our supervised agricultural experiences, and our service. In today's world, most people our age seek to express themselves through odd piercings, obscure tattoos, rebellious acts, and sometimes violence. Why? Because it makes them different.


Well, FFA members - NEWS ALERT - we're different from nearly every teenager or early twenties kid. We know how to express ourselves without turning to the counterculture. Take pride in what FFA has done for you and in your own abilities to express yourself as a confident, talented, well-behaved contributor to the world around us.


Take a look at some of these pictures from my trip that started in Virginia, went through D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. These businesses are outstanding and they believe in us. They believe in FFA.