Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested
June 18, 2017
A man wanted for robbing a Pensacola bank on Thursday has been arrested.
Louis Martin Cillo, 60, address unavailable, was taken into custody around 12:50 p.m. today at a residence in the 7900 block of Old Hickory Hammock Road, Milton. He was charged with armed bank robbery.
Sgt. Greg Stone said detectives received a tip early Sunday that Cillo was at the residence. Stone said Cillo was taken into custody without incident. Pensacola Police coordinated with the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office and Florida Department of Law Enforcement in making the arrest.
Cillo was wanted for the armed robbery of Sun Trust Bank, 6700 N. Davis Highway. The incident occurred around 12:40 p.m. Thursday when the suspect entered the bank and handed a teller a note demanding cash. Detective Ozzy Teeters said the suspect did not display a weapon but indicated he had one. He left the bank in a blue Chevrolet Equinox after getting an undisclosed amount of money.
An Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a blue Chevrolet Equinox that matched a description of the suspect’s vehicle and license tag number around 1 p.m. Saturday on Highway 29 near Walmart. The vehicle was driven by Emil Joseph Bayus, 54, of Lorain, Ohio. Bayus (picturd left) was wanted for an armed bank robbery that occurred June 2 in Lorain.
Stone said Cillo also is a suspect in the bank robbery that occurred in Ohio, and could face charges along with Bayus in that case.
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Early Morning Cantonment Crash
June 18, 2017
One person was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident early Sunday morning near Cantonment.
The crash occurred about 12:45 a.m. on Success Drive, just of Highway 29. The motorcyclist left the roadway and apparently collided with a large water pipe connection to an industrial building.
The victim was transported to a Pensacola area hospital.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. Further details have not yet been released.
Photos by Craig Jernigan for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Molino Man Charged With Attack On Girlfriend
June 18, 2017
Update: The charges in this case were dropped in November 2017 because “the victim does not want the case prosecuted further”, according to the State Attorney’s Office.
A Molino man has been charged with grabbing his girlfriend, attempting to hit her with his pickup truck and and dragging her back inside a house.
Dustin James Harvey, 30, was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, felony kidnapping false imprisonment and battery for the incident at the home the couple has shared on Fairground Road for the past five years.
Harvey allegedly took his girlfriends’ wallet, keys and phone, shoved her around, body slammed her and attempted to run over her with his pickup truck. He eventually threw her into the back of the truck and then dragged her inside their home. The victim was able to text a friend to call 911 fo her.
The victim refused treatment from Escambia County EMS, but did suffer obvious injuries, according to an arrest report.
Harvey was later released from the Escambia County Jail on an $11,000 bond.
More Rain Forecast For This Week
June 18, 2017
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. East wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88.
Florida Department of Corrections Launches Compass 100
June 18, 2017
The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) Division of Development: Improvement and Readiness has announced the statewide launch and implementation of “Compass 100″.
Compass 100 is an integrative curriculum for inmates nearing release, allowing them to develop targeted and personalized life skills in combination with their current educational courses and substance abuse treatment.
Secretary Julie Jones said, “I’m incredibly proud of my staff for rethinking the way the Department operates and continuing to expand and enhance the opportunities and programs for inmates nearing release. Through programs such as Compass 100, we are able to take a more personalized approach for each inmate’s education. The more prepared our inmates are for release, the more likely they will gain employment and become contributing members in their local communities.”
Compass 100 incorporates topics such as punctuality, workplace etiquette, interpersonal communication and problem solving into an inmate’s existing programming. Inmates are also required to complete “Thinking for a Change,” a cognitive behavioral and restructuring curriculum specifically designed to assist inmates to change their way of thinking and to provide skills to effectively communicate and solve problems. By the end of their programming, inmates will have also completed a “Readiness Portfolio” which contains well-developed goals, a resume, community resources, scheduled community appointments and program completion certificates.
FDC releases approximately 33,000 inmates each year. Research shows cognitive–behavioral programming, job skills and career placement significantly reduces recidivism. The goal of Compass 100 is to better prepare inmates for a successful career upon release and, ultimately, reduce recidivism and improve safety in Florida’s communities.
Escambia Corrections Officer Passes Away While On Duty
June 18, 2017
An Escambia County Corrections Officer in Cantonment passed away Saturday, June 17 at a local hospital after being transported from his duty site.
Employed with the county since 2009, Officer Joe William Heddy, Jr., 63, was an Escambia County Jail staff member assigned to oversee inmates temporarily housed at the Escambia County Road Prison located in Cantonment.
A call was placed to Escambia County Emergency Communications at 1:13 p.m. requesting assistance for a non-injury related health issue. The first unit arrived on scene at 1:23 p.m. Officer Heddy was transferred to West Florida Hospital via ground.
County Administrator Jack Brown along with corrections staff met with family members at the hospital. He expresses the county’s grief by saying, “All of us, from the commissioners to our jail staff, were incredibly saddened to learn of Officer Heddy’s passing. He was a respected corrections officer, not only his fellow officers, but also the inmates in his care. Officer Heddy was known as being a dedicated professional – strong, yet kind. He will be greatly missed and our hearts go out to his family.”
As is standard protocol, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was called to open an investigation.
Florida Gov’t Weekly Roundup: Strange Ed-Fellows
June 18, 2017
If there was one thing that Gov. Rick Scott could count on during this spring’s regular legislative session, it was the Florida Senate.
It was the Senate that took Scott’s side in a fight with the House over economic-development incentives and tourism marketing. It was the Senate that, like Scott, wanted to spend more money on the main formula for funding public education than did the House.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’ Lakes, was filing lawsuits against agencies overseen by Scott and bashing the governor’s beloved incentives as “corporate welfare.”
A lot has changed in a few short weeks.
Now, Scott and Corcoran are lavishing each other with praise and touring the state together to tout the outcome of a special session this month. And in a turn of events that would have been almost unthinkable in late April or early May, Scott signed an education bill that was one of Corcoran’s top priorities while vetoing a higher-education measure pushed by Senate President Joe Negron, R-Stuart.
Whether the newfound alliance between Scott and Corcoran can last will be closely followed over the next several months. It might be difficult for two men who resist compromise to continue striking deals. But then again, the fact that they’re simpatico now defies the odds.
A POLITICAL EDUCATION
There was a long line of groups opposed to the massive and controversial education bill (HB 7069) that Corcoran wanted. The measure had drawn nearly unanimous opposition from the state’s major public-education organizations. Open-government, voting-rights and grassroots organizations opposed it because of the policies in the proposal, the closed-door negotiations that produced it or a combination of the two.
In the end, Scott bucked them all Thursday, signing into law a 278-page, $419 million measure that promotes charter schools, requires recess for elementary students, scales back state testing and makes large and small changes to education law that are hard to summarize in the space constraints of the modern news article.
Scott and Corcoran touted the benefits of the bill and a $100 increase in per-student school funding — approved separately in the special session — at a signing ceremony in Orlando.
“The historic funding we’ve secured, along with more choices for students, will give every family in Florida the ability to receive a quality education, no matter what ZIP code they live in,” Scott said during the event at the Morning Star Catholic School.
Opponents were not as impressed. The Florida Democratic Party said Scott and Republicans had “declared war on our public schools.”
Joanne McCall, president of the Florida Education Association teachers union, said the legislation “will do harm to our schools and to our most vulnerable students.”
“Blindly jumping into this so-called ‘fundamental transformation’ of how we educate our children is based almost entirely on ideology,” she said. “At best this is malpractice. This is no way to build a high-quality public education system.”
Scott’s signature for Corcoran’s bill came a day after he delivered a major veto to Negron.
The higher-education proposal that Scott’s veto wiped out (SB 374) was not just any initiative. It was a key focus of Negron’s presidency, an expansive, 291-page bill meant to reshape colleges and universities in the state.
Scott explained his veto by objecting to a proposed enrollment cap on baccalaureate degrees for the 28 state colleges and citing the Legislature’s decision to cut the state college system’s budget by $25 million, while substantially increasing spending on state universities.
“This legislation impedes the state college system’s mission by capping the enrollment level of baccalaureate degrees and unnecessarily increasing red tape,” Scott said in his veto message, noting he is a product of a community college that helped him eventually gain a law degree after he left the U.S. Navy.
A few of the ideas in the Senate bill can be salvaged, at least for now. The spending is embedded in the new $82 billion state budget, which takes effect July 1.
Among those spending items is a plan to increase the Bright Futures merit-scholarship program to cover full tuition and fees for top-performing students, known as academic scholars. But the budget is only good for a year.
Negron said the veto of the bill, known as the “Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act of 2017,” will cast uncertainty on expansion of the Bright Futures program for the future.
“Students and families deserve certainty when making these important decisions, and today’s veto makes advance planning much more difficult,” he said.
It wasn’t a total loss for all senators. The governor signed a bill (SB 7022) that included a pay raise for state workers promoted by Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Latvala, a Clearwater Republican who fought hard for Scott’s business incentives.
THE LONG GOODBYE
Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater said five months ago that he would soon leave his post to take an administrative job at Florida Atlantic University, near Atwater’s old stomping grounds as a state lawmaker. This week, he made it official.
Atwater announced that his last day on the job will be June 30 — which also happens to be the last day of the state’s budget year.
“I assure you that I and the entire Department of Financial Services staff (are) prepared to assist our new CFO during this time of transition in order to facilitate the seamless passing of responsibilities and duties to my successor,” Atwater wrote in his letter of resignation.
The CFO still had a few ideas, though, on what steps the state should take in some of the areas under his purview. Atwater told reporters Wednesday that lawmakers need to address an insurance practice that critics argue is driving up homeowners’ rates.
Lawmakers this spring could not agree on changes to the practice known as “assignment of benefits.” Insurers contend the practice has become riddled with fraud and abuse — particularly in claims for water damage to homes — and is increasing property-insurance costs.
“The Legislature needs to deal with it,” Atwater, who has been heavily involved in insurance issues, said after a Cabinet meeting.
The issue involves homeowners who need property repairs signing over benefits to contractors, who then pursue payments from insurance companies. Insurers argue the process has been abused by some contractors and law firms, spurring litigation and higher costs. But contractors and plaintiffs’ attorneys contend the process helps force insurers to properly pay claims.
A SUPREME DEBATE
Gov. Rick Scott will appoint a replacement for Atwater — that much is certain. But his authority to appoint replacements for three other state officials who are nearing the end of their service is in doubt.
A pair of voting-rights groups went to the Florida Supreme Court this week to ask justices whether Scott will have the power to reshape the court on his way out the door.
A petition filed by the League of Women Voters of Florida and Common Cause called on the court to clear up a simmering dispute about who has the right to name the successors to three justices whose terms will end the same day that Scott leaves the governor’s mansion.
Scott, who is term-limited, has already indicated that he has the right to appoint the justices’ replacements, because he will still essentially be governor for part of Jan. 8, 2019, the day when their terms end. But many legal observers have questioned that assertion, saying previous Supreme Court decisions and the wording of the Constitution suggest otherwise.
“The importance of deciding this issue before Governor Scott attempts to make the subject appointments cannot be overstated,” the groups’ petition argues.
NEVER TOO EARLY
Other Floridians are gearing up for the more traditional route to public office: running for it. And one who is running particularly hard right now is Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, preparing for a shot at Scott’s office when the governor is termed out in 2018.
Putnam raised nearly $1.2 million in May for his campaign account, according to a report filed with the state Division of Elections. His political committee, Florida Grown, raised another $1 million during the month.
On the Democratic side, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham of Tallahassee piled up about $1.6 million after she joined the governor’s race in May. She raised more than $435,000 for her campaign account and another $1.16 million for her political committee, Our Florida.
Andrew Gillum, the Democratic mayor of Tallahassee, raised $97,000 for his gubernatorial campaign fund in May, bringing the total to $499,000. He had raised a total of $662,000 for his political committee, Forward Florida.
Chris King, a Winter Park businessman, raised some $221,000 for his Democratic gubernatorial campaign in May, records show. His political committee, Rise and Lead, raised $121,000 in May.
The race to replace Putnam was also heating up. Former state Rep. Baxter Troutman, R-Winter Haven, added his name to a crowded primary race for agriculture commissioner. Troutman said he would use $2.5 million of his own money to get started.
“For two decades, I’ve been building a business and continuing my work in Florida agriculture,” Troutman, of Winter Haven, said in a statement. “Real experience and success in the private sector is what we need more than ever.”
Troutman, 50, a four-term House member, said he would emphasize keeping “taxes low” and growing the state’s economy.
The Republican primary battle for agriculture commissioner also includes state Sen. Denise Grimsley of Sebring, state Rep. Matt Caldwell of North Fort Myers and Paul Paulson, an Orlando businessman. Michael Christine, a University of Miami law student, is running on the Democratic side.
STORY OF THE WEEK: Gov. Rick Scott signed a wide-ranging and controversial education bill (HB 7069) after weeks of pressure from supporters and opponents.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “You know, I think it’s fair. I have such a deep love (for) the American history, Florida history, the Constitution that I realize I can get carried away. I’ll take that lump and see if I can’t get better at it. … I don’t know where I may have developed the opinion that my words should be extended and they’re of great value, but I do have a love affair and love to read about our history and often may share more than people are interested in.”—Outgoing Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, on the ribbing he sometimes takes over his verbose speaking style.
by Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida
FDOT: Weekly Traffic Alerts
June 18, 2017
Drivers will encounter traffic variations on the following state roads in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
Escambia County:
· Mobile Highway (U.S. 90) Turn Lane Construction at Woodside Road- Construction of a westbound, left turn lane on Mobile Highway to Woodside Road. There will be no lane closures within the school zone Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Work is anticipated to be complete fall 2017.
· Interstate 10 (I-10)/U.S. 29 Interchange Improvements Phase I- Drivers will encounter the following traffic impacts on I-10 near the U.S. 29 interchange (Exits 10A and 10B) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 18 through Thursday, June 22 as crews perform paving, guardrail, and shoulder work.
· Alternating lane closures on I-10 eastbound.
· The U.S. 29 north to I-10 westbound ramp will be closed. Traffic will be detoured north to make a U-turn at Broad Street to access I-10 westbound.
· The U.S. 29 south to I-10 eastbound ramp will be closed. Traffic will be detoured south to make a U-turn at Diamond Dairy Road to access I-10 eastbound.
· Arthur Brown Road (County Road (C.R.) 99A) Bridge Replacement over Boggy Creek- Activities will begin the week of Monday, June 19. The new bridge will consist of 11-foot travel lanes, six-foot shoulders, and a solid concrete barrier railing. Traffic will be diverted to a temporary onsite road and bridge. Construction is estimated to take eight months.
· I-10 Widening from Davis Highway (State Road (S.R.) 291) to the Escambia Bay Bridge- Drivers will encounter the following traffic impacts from 7 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Monday, June 19 through Friday, June 23 as crews paint barrier wall and perform paving work.
· Intermittent east and westbound lane closures between Davis Highway (Exit 13) and the approach to Escambia Bay Bridge.
· Alternating lane closures on Scenic Highway (U.S. 90) between Whisper Way and Northpointe Parkway.
· Creighton Road (S.R. 742) Construction Improvement Project from east of Davis Highway to Scenic Highway– Intermittent and alternating lane closures between 9th Avenue and Scenic Highway from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. continues as crews perform sidewalk repairs and Americans with Disabilities Act upgrades. The following changes in traffic patterns will take place on Creighton Road and 9th Avenue the week of June 19, and will remain in effect through multiple phases of the project.
· Creighton Road- The westbound, outside lane will be closed from east of the 9th Avenue intersection to the traffic signal at the entrance to Walmart.
· 9th Avenue- The southbound right-turn lane will be combined with the outside through lane at the intersection.
· Creighton Road- The eastbound, inside lane will become a left-turn/through lane and the current bi-directional/dedicated left-turn lane will be closed.
· Road Ranger Service Patrol on the Pensacola Bay Bridge- Service patrol vehicles are stationed on each of the bridges between 5 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday through Friday, and between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekends and major holidays. At other times, at least one unit is on-call and available to respond within 30 minutes. Road Ranger assistance on the Pensacola Bay Bridge is available by dialing the Florida Highway Patrol at *FHP (*347).
· U.S. 29 (S.R. 95) Widening from I-10 to Nine Mile Road- Alternating lane closures continue from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on U.S. 29 between I-10 and 9 1/2 Mile Road and on Nine Mile Road near the U.S. 29/ Nine Mile Road overpass as crews perform drainage and bridge operations.
· Nine Mile Road (S.R. 10/U.S. 90A) Widening from Pine Forest Road to U.S. 29- Jack and bore operations continue on Untreiner Avenue. Drivers can expect alternating lane closures.
· U.S. 29 North of Archer Road- Northbound drivers are reminded to use caution from 8 p.m. Friday, June 23 to 2 a.m. Saturday, June 24 as the Florida Highway Patrol performs activities in the area.
· U.S. 98 (S.R. 30) Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement- Test pile driving for the new bridge is underway. While there are no direct traffic impacts, persons nearby may detect noise and the possibility of vibration. Pile driving work is scheduled during daytime hours, seven-days-a-week.
Santa Rosa County
· I-10 Widening from Escambia Bay Bridge to Avalon Boulevard- Alternating lane closures on I-10 from the Escambia Bay Bridge to just east of S.R. 281 (Avalon Boulevard/Exit 22) from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 18 through Thursday, June 22 as crews continue widening work. In addition, alternating lane closures on Avalon Boulevard near the I-10 interchange as crews reconstruct the Avalon Boulevard overpass.
· I-10 Resurfacing from east of S.R. 87 to the Okaloosa County Line- Intermittent and alternating closures between the S.R. 87 interchange (Exit 31) and the Okaloosa County line from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday, June 18 through Thursday, June 22 as crews complete construction activities on the project.
· Avalon Boulevard (S.R. 281) Bridge Maintenance over Indian Bayou- North and southbound right lane closed over Indian Bayou, approximately one mile south of I-10, from 8 p.m. Monday, June 19 to 5 a.m. Tuesday, June 20 for routine bridge maintenance.
· I-10 Resurfacing from east of County Road 189 (Holt/ Exit 45) to west of Yellow River- Intermittent east and westbound lane restrictions from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, June 19 through Friday, June 23 as crews mill and pave eastbound shoulder and other construction activities.
· S.R. 4 Routine Bridge Maintenance over West Coldwater Creek- Alternating lane restrictions, 3.3 miles east of S.R. 89, from 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 21 to 5 a.m. Thursday, June 22 as crews perform routine bridge maintenance.
· U.S. 98 (S.R. 30) Pensacola Bay Bridge Replacement- Intermittent east and westbound, right lane closure on the Gulf Breeze approaches to the bridge from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, June 19 through Saturday, June 24 as crews demolish existing curb, clear and grub in state owned right-of-way, and place temporary pavement. Test pile driving for the new bridge us underway. While there are no direct traffic impacts, persons nearby may detect noise and the possibility of vibration. Pile driving work is scheduled during daytime hours, seven-days-a-week.
· S.R. 87 Multilane from Eglin AFT Boundary to Hickory Hammock Road-(C.R. 184)-Traffic between County Road 184 (Hickory Hammock Road) and the Eglin AFB boundary is restricted to loads under 11-feet wide. The restriction will be in place through the completion of the project.
Drivers are reminded to use caution, especially at night, when traveling through the construction zone, and to pay attention for workers and equipment entering and exiting the work area. All activities are weather dependent and may be delayed or rescheduled in the event of inclement weather.
Pictured: Bridge construction to widen Nine Mile Road across Eleven Mile Creek. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Blue Wahoos And Jacksonville Rained Out
June 18, 2017
The scheduled Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp game Saturday was rained out for the third time this series.
The Southern Division champion Blue Wahoos and Jumbo Shrimp are slated to start a seven-inning doubleheader at 12:05 p.m. CST Sunday.
Pensacola leads the five-game series, 2-1.
What FFA Means To Me: Northview FFA Member’s Essay Is Best In State
June 18, 2017
Raeleigh Woodfin of the Northview High School FFA was the statewide first place winner of the “What FFA Means to Me” Alumni Essay Contest.
Woodfin received a Washington Leadership Conference scholarship of $500 and was recognized on stage Friday during the 89th Florida FFA State Convention & Expo in Orlando.
Raeleigh Woodfin’s award winning esscay “What FFA Means to Me” is reprinted below:
A family of people who love and understand you, a place to be yourself and connect with others like and different than yourself, and a big family of people spreading nationwide that bond with you in a way no other organization can. This and much more is what FFA means to me.
The feeling of accomplishment and honor when you walk out of the classroom into a world of endless possibilities reminds you why you participate in FFA. The long nights and weekend adventures make it hard yet fun work. Staying up late to memorize everything from your opening and closing ceremony parts to the FFA Creed, there is an abundance of time spent on learning the craft that you care for so deeply.
After sub districts, districts, state, and national accomplishments, you feel a bond with the people you have shared it all with.
Years of dreaming of becoming a state officer like the idols you did and still do look up to.
In the process of doing what you love, you meet people from other chapters and befriend them, whether it be a neighboring chapter you met at state convention or a chapter from northern states you met at national convention. FFA changes the way you look at life. Looking at a sandwich and thinking of what it had to go through to get to your plate. Along with agriculture, FFA provides much more. It provides the ability to know more academically, physically, and mentally. The gifts of public speaking and giving presentations are skills that FFA has given and will forever be useful.
FFA teaches life skills and abilities that can be used even in your alumni days.
A new t-shirt for every event you partake in, year as a member, and year as an officer leaving you with a closet full of t-shirts and memories. Spending the night in hotels with friends and pulling pranks all night just to wake up with nothing but energy for the exciting day ahead. Attending Ag On the Hill, Fresh from Florida programs, Food for America, and Ag in the Classroom give you experience and the ability to grow and educate the young and the old about agriculture education and provide for those in need when they cannot provide for themselves.
Standing for something bigger than yourself and changing the future is what FFA does and I am glad to be a part of it.
Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earning to Live, Living to Serve is the FFA motto and it explains so much.
The struggles of former years has brought us to this point in history and right now is the best time to be alive. FFA is a call to action. Make a big impact in your community. Your SAE is a big part of FFA. Your SAE, if chosen properly, can make all the difference in what you get out of FFA.
Being a leader does not take much. FFA makes it easy and fun.