Minnesota, Ohio FFA chapters come together despite being states apart
Sleepy Eye FFA, located in Minnesota, has forged a friendship with Miami East FFA, located in Ohio. The two chapters have traveled to visit with one another to learn about the states agriculture industries and forge lifelong friendships. Written By: Emily Beal | ×
Sleepy Eye (Minn.) FFA and Miami East (Ohio) FFA members have all enjoyed getting to see the difference in agriculture between their two states (Contributed photo)
SLEEPY EYE, Minn. Two FFA chapters are forging friendships and lifelong memories together, despite being almost 1,000 miles apart.
“I met Marie on the FFA Costa Rica trip. She is just awesome, Mary Hoffman, agricultural education teacher at Sleepy Eye (Minn.) Public School, said about Marie Carity, the agriculture education teacher for Miami East (Ohio) public schools. We hit it off right away and really clicked, and we thought our kids would get along
Wife, Teil Duncan, is a well-known painter based out of Charleston, South Carolina.
Is an avid guitar player himself and has played onstage with O.A.R. and Darius Rucker at PGA TOUR events.
Superstitions include never talking about a score in an upcoming round.
Bucket list includes skydiving, visiting Italy and winning the Masters.
Established Kevin Brown Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament to benefit the Macon Rescue Mission and FCA which gives medical care to those in need in his hometown.
Special Interests
CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK: Held the 54-hole lead at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK before finishing T3. Marked the third 54-hole lead/co-lead of his PGA TOUR career (fell to 1-for-3). Led the field in Par-4 Scoring Average (3.75).
The Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch
The ExCEL Award Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership is a recognition program designed exclusively for Minnesota high school juniors who are active in school activities, leaders in their schools, and who demonstrate a strong commitment to community service. Each high school in the state is invited to nominate a girl and boy for this award. (The award is sponsored by MSHSL s corporate partner Wells Fargo.) State winners will be announced later this winter.
Sleepy Eye High School has chosen Morgan Hoffmann and Mason Sellner as their nominees.
Morgan is very active in FFA, serving this year as Chapter President. FFA also provides Morgan with numerous opportunities for volunteer and service work. Morgan plays volleyball and is a cheerleader. She is on the A Honor Roll and belongs to the Honor Society and Yearbook staff. She enjoys creating promotional videos for her FFA Chapter.
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Some know this line, Living to Serve, as the last in the FFA Motto. For Sleepy Eye FFA members, service may be one of the first words they think of when they think of what FFA is all about. This summer, the Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter applied for a National FFA Year Long Living to Serve Grant for $3,000 in order to help with the Trinity Backpack program, which includes Food Bags each week and Holiday Gift Boxes. With the generosity of the National FFA, CoBank, Tractor Supply Company, CSX, Chevrolet, and Cargill, the Living to Serve Grant became a reality for the Sleepy Eye FFA.