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	28	+	HOUSE MEMORIAL 14
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	30	+	TH LEGISLATURE
	31	+	- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
	32	+	FIRST SESSION
	33	+	, 2025
	34	+	INTRODUCED BY
	35	+	Harlan Vincent and Gail Armstrong and Art De La Cruz
	36	+	and Cathrynn N. Brown and Randall T. Pettigrew
28	37		A MEMORIAL
29	38		PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 5, 2025 "FFA DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF
30	39		REPRESENTATIVES.
31		-	WHEREAS, FFA, formerly future farmers of America, has
32		-	~~been~~ a premier youth leadership organization in New Mexico
33		-	~~for more~~ than eighty years; and
	40	+	WHEREAS, FFA, formerly future farmers of America, has been
	41	+	a premier youth leadership organization in New Mexico for more
	42	+	than eighty years; and
34	43		WHEREAS, started by thirty-three Virginia farm boys in
35	44		1928, the national FFA organization now has more than one
36		-	million members in all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the
37		-	Virgin Islands; and
38		-	WHEREAS, the FFA mission centers on three goals:
39		-	premier leadership, personal growth and career success
40		-	through agriculture education; and
41		-	WHEREAS, the FFA is an intra-curricular organization
42		-	that accomplishes its mission by focusing on its three-circle
43		-	model of FFA, classroom and supervised agriculture
44		-	experiences; and
45		-	WHEREAS, FFA sponsors chapters in rural and urban areas
46		-	throughout the state; and
47		-	WHEREAS, today, the New Mexico FFA association has more
48		-	than five thousand two hundred youths between twelve and
49		-	twenty-one years of age participating in FFA youth
50		-	development programs in ninety-three chapters statewide; and
51		-	WHEREAS, FFA youth development programs are diverse and HM 14
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	45	+	million members in all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
	46	+	Islands; and
	47	+	WHEREAS, the FFA mission centers on three goals: premier
	48	+	leadership, personal growth and career success through
	49	+	agriculture education; and
	50	+	WHEREAS, the FFA is an intra-curricular organization that
	51	+	accomplishes its mission by focusing on its three-circle model
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	79	+	of FFA, classroom and supervised agriculture experiences; and
	80	+	WHEREAS, FFA sponsors chapters in rural and urban areas
	81	+	throughout the state; and
	82	+	WHEREAS, today, the New Mexico FFA association has more
	83	+	than five thousand two hundred youths between twelve and
	84	+	twenty-one years of age participating in FFA youth development
	85	+	programs in ninety-three chapters statewide; and
	86	+	WHEREAS, FFA youth development programs are diverse and
78	87		help participants to acquire important life skills, such as
79		-	leadership, responsible citizenship, critical thinking,
80		-	problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution and
81		-	communication skills, that directly contribute to the
82		-	successful transition of young people into productive adults;
83		-	and
84		-	WHEREAS, students enrolled in agriculture education
85		-	today learn a variety of skills, including career readiness,
	88	+	leadership, responsible citizenship, critical thinking, problem
	89	+	solving, decision making, conflict resolution and communication
	90	+	skills, that directly contribute to the successful transition
	91	+	of young people into productive adults; and
	92	+	WHEREAS, students enrolled in agriculture education today
	93	+	learn a variety of skills, including career readiness,
86	94		agriculture mechanics, floral design, animal science, ecology
87	95		and the environment and agriculture business, demonstrating
88		-	that FFA is no longer about "cows, sows and plows" but
89		-	~~teaches~~ vital skills that will be useful in any career; and
	96	+	that FFA is no longer about "cows, sows and plows" but teaches
	97	+	vital skills that will be useful in any career; and
90	98		WHEREAS, FFA participants report having more confidence
91		-	and positive self-identity, greater control in their lives
92		-	and a better ability to make decisions independently; and
93		-	WHEREAS, FFA participants also report that they set
94		-	goals and take responsibility for their actions, they take
95		-	pride in many things and their lives have purpose and
96		-	meaning; and
97		-	WHEREAS, beginning on February 15, 2025, FFA members
98		-	across the country will celebrate national FFA week, and in
99		-	New Mexico, members across the state will celebrate and
100		-	highlight their time in FFA; and
101		-	WHEREAS, the accomplished young men and women of FFA are
102		-	outstanding examples of hard work and dedication; HM 14
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	99	+	and positive self-identity, greater control in their lives and
	100	+	a better ability to make decisions independently; and
	101	+	WHEREAS, FFA participants also report that they set goals
	102	+	and take responsibility for their actions, they take pride in
	103	+	many things and their lives have purpose and meaning; and
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	132	+	WHEREAS, beginning on February 15, 2025, FFA members
	133	+	across the country will celebrate national FFA week, and in New
	134	+	Mexico, members across the state will celebrate and highlight
	135	+	their time in FFA; and
	136	+	WHEREAS, the accomplished young men and women of FFA are
	137	+	outstanding examples of hard work and dedication;
129	138		NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
130		-	REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that in
131		-	~~recognition~~ of the contribution of the FFA to the state and
132		-	~~in celebration~~ of the achievements of the young men and women
133		-	~~of FFA, February~~ 5, 2025 be proclaimed "FFA Day" in the house
134		-	of representatives; and
	139	+	REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that in recognition
	140	+	of the contribution of the FFA to the state and in celebration
	141	+	of the achievements of the young men and women of FFA, February
	142	+	5, 2025 be proclaimed "FFA Day" in the house of
	143	+	representatives; and
135	144		BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
136	145		transmitted to the New Mexico FFA organization.
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