We are now the Fort Atkinson FFA Alumni and Supporters.
We have over 150 members, including 67 Lifetime members! Membership in the FFA Alumni and Supporters is open to anyone who wants to support agricultural education and FFA, and there are no annual dues. We have been supporting agricultural education and FFA programs in this area since July 3, 1976. We are also a member of the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce.
Monthly FFA Alumni meetings are held at Fort Atkinson High School in the agriculture classroom G154. No meetings are held in July and August.
Thanks to the Fort Atkinson community’s generosity, each year the Alumni allocates more than $5,000 to FFA members and students in the form of scholarships, donations, trips, American and State FFA Degree awards, judging and fair showing awards, and other FFA educational activities.
We placed 2nd among large chapters in Wisconsin in the Outstanding Chapter Awards at the State FFA Alumni convention Feb. 1, 2020 in Waukesha.
The Fort Atkinson FFA and FFA Alumni would like to thank all those who have donated, purchased or helped with the Student Consignment Sale and Fundraiser, which has been our largest annual fundraiser for many years. Donors this year included:
Abilities, Alta Genetics, Badger Bank, Badger Basement Systems, Bender, Kind & Stafford, Bio-Vet Inc., Blodgett’s, Brock’s Riverwalk, Tim and Jill Brunk, Busy Barns, Carol Ann Christie, Renee Bernard, Debra Wills, Crawfish Corners, Kerry Dahnert, Dean Health Care, Digi-Star/Topcon Agriculture, Eby Family Dental, Fat Boyz, FCCU, Stacy Fehly, Five Star Shop Service, Fort Atkinson Generals, Fort Family Restaurant, Friends of Haumerson’s Pond, Goyer Ace Hardware, Green Bay Packers, Melissa Gross, Dave Hack, Hair It Is, Hausz Brothers, Havill Jefferson, Sara Healy, Hebron Knights ATV Club, Honeycomb Salon, Jaeckel Brothers, JB Construction, Jefferson County Fair Park, Jefferson Current Electric, Jefferson Vet Clinic, Jones Dairy Farm, Kind Farms, Klement Towing & Recovery, Koebler’s Acrette, Kimberly Kreger, Ben and Amy Krause, Krueger Jeweler, Clint Kucken, Kwik Trip, Landmark Cooperative, Lemke Fence, Lemke Motorsports- Helenville, Midstate Equipment, Milwaukee Brewers, Mountain Man Guns, Nasco, Paddy Coughlin’s, Powers Tire & Auto, Premier Bank, Premier Insurance, The Real McCoys, Reliable Auto, Rock River Lanes, Rock River Dental, Rural Mutual/Chad Wiedenhoeft, The Rustic, Salamone’s, Soup’s On, Spring Creek Golf Course, Stagecoach Inn, Steve’s Repair/Steve Agnew, Stroupe Insurance, Studio 8, Subway, Sunset Bar and Grill, Telfer’s Hi-Lo Farm, Triebold Implement, Vita Plus/Lake Mills, Cindy Wagner, Wisconservation Club. Also thanks to Bigelow Auction Service/Kevin Bigelow and his crew.
In recent years, FFA Alumni and Supporters have participated in these activities:
FFA Pancake Breakfast
Middle School Pancake breakfast
FFA Officer Interviews
Scholarships for FAHS seniors and post-graduate students
Student Consignment Sale & Fundraiser
Donated to construct sign/message board in front of Fort Atkinson High School
Assisted with MAP and other fair projects
Hosted/sponsored Leadership Workshop led by State FFA Officers
Ag Day at Purdy Elementary
Brat Night & June meeting at Rock River Park
4C’s Dairy Stand Fundraiser at Jefferson Co. Fair, Wis. Sheep & Wool Festival
Funded Washington Leadership Conference Trip expenses
Five Star Shop Service Sale Fundraiser
Maintained a Facebook page
Assisted with National FFA Convention trip financing
Supported FFA test plot
Assisted with FFA fruit sale delivery
Loans and non-monetary support for student SAE projects
Animal Exhibits at various community events
Jefferson County Dairy Breakfast
4th grade Farm Tours
City rec. league softball team, League Champions 2019
Bowling & Minigolf after May meeting
Winter Social after December meeting
Float in the Fort Atkinson Holiday Parade
Fort Atkinson FFA Alumni and Supporters 2020 Board of Directors and Officers, front row (left to right): President Sarah Kucken, Vice President Stacy Kutz, Treasurer Jenny Eighmy, Directors Jill Brunk and Mariah Hadler. Back row (left to right): Directors Tim Brunk and Dean Yandry, Secretary Ron Martin, Directors Alan Cook and Kerry Eiler. Not pictured: Director Michelle Sewell.
On May 30, 2020, we gave 170 gallons of milk, 170 pounds of cheese and sausage to the community in conjunction with Premier Bank, Jones Market, Kraemer Wisconsin Cheese and Pine Cone Johnson Creek.