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Merck Animal Health Partners With FFA Organization to Strengthen Agricultural Community
Mon, 29 Aug 2016 09:14:49 CDT
For the past four years, Merck Animal Health has worked with the National FFA Organization to ensure the future of agriculture and agricultural education. Through a generous donation, Merck Animal Health has worked with FFA to provide FFA members the opportunity to grow into leaders, build their communities and strengthen agriculture.
In 2016, Merck Animal Health will serve as a silver-level sponsor. The company brand and messaging will be visible at sponsor registration at the 89th National FFA Convention & Expo, during the convention opening session, as a part of the FFA agricultural literacy and advocacy platform, and through the National Association of Agricultural Educators.
"We appreciate that Merck's company goals and values align with FFA and that Merck sees agricultural education and FFA as critical to their industry and company success," said Molly Ball, National FFA Foundation president. "We are thankful for their increased support to become a silver-level sponsor."
"Merck Animal Health is committed to ensuring that today's youth receive the education and immersive experiences that are essential to their future success," said Scott Bormann, vice president, North America, Merck Animal Health. "We are pleased to have a role in fostering the next generation of agriculture leaders."
At the local, state and national levels, FFA brings their mission to life for student members. Members gain experience in the areas of agricultural literacy and advocacy, agricultural knowledge, career exploration, leadership development, food security, and service engagement.
The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 629,367 student members who belong to one of 7,757 local FFA chapters throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Source - National FFA Organization
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