Kick Off Meeting Agenda
-May Meeting-
May 30, 2025, 5:00-7:00 PM
UHS Parking Lot
Opening Ceremony (Skip 5/30)
Reading and Approval of Minutes- Secretary
Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees
Treasurer Report & Merit System
May Member of the Month: ________
Upcoming Merit Point Opportunities
Reporter Report
Land Committee: Grant Severtsgaard, Jakob Gasco, Brandon Frush
Horticulture Lab Committee: Willa Wolff, Lauren Frush
Reports of Special Committees (None 5/30)
Unfinished Business (None 5/30)
New Business
Festival of Trails Parade Float - show up with your chapter t-shirt and join us on the float!
Dysart July 4 - July 3rd game stations for kids, we need a committee to plan if you are available on the 3rd. Raise hand sign up.
Benton County Fair -
Dairy Shed shift (6/28, 5-9:00 PM) Sign up on Website
Animal Learning area committee (includes activity and set up)
Members signed up:
Black Hawk County Fair - Breakfast Fundraiser July 22, 7:30-8:30 AM
Commitment is 6 AM-10 AM
Sign up on website
Dysart Welcome Sign Discussion and Expenditure
Dysart is redoing their metal signs, we can update/be included if we want. Cost up to $200.00 for 30x30” sign by Tharps
Motion, second, and discussion needed. Do we want to spend $200 to have LPD-FFA added to a welcome sign in Dysart?
Committee needed:
Review of chapter POA this summer
Highlight things that are in there that we don’t do anymore or identify gaps.
Maybe 2 hours pre-work and 3 hours in-person work together
2-4 people needed
Members signed up:
Officer Retreat will be on July 12th, set max budget
Announcements
Make sure you are on the REMIND app for this summer
Log SAE efforts over summer!
Closing Ceremony (Skip 5/30)
Adjournment
Chapter Activity: Parking Lot Party
-September Meeting-
September 7, 2025, 3:00-7:00 PM
UHS Ag Room
Opening Ceremony
Reading and Approval of Minutes (Alivia)
Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees
Treasurer Report & Merit System (Bailey)
August Member of the Month: Grace Ruzicka
Upcoming Merit Point Opportunities & Incentives
Reporter Report (Lily & Lauren)
Land Committee: Grant Severtsgaard, Jakob Gasco, Brandon Frush
Horticulture Lab Committee: Willa Wolff, Lauren Frush
Reports of Special Committees (None 9/7)
Unfinished Business (None 9/7)
New Business
September 12 is the deadline for Greenhand, and chapter degree applications as well as the National Convention application. If you want your degree or want to go to Indianapolis this fall, DO APPLY! (Jill)
Greenhand and Chapter Ceremony is October 12th. (Brandon)
District Soils Judging September 24th. Sign up! If you are interested in plants, soil science, Agronomy, etc. this CDE is perfect for you (RaeLynn)
Greenhand Fire-Up will be September 26th in Waverly (Ben)
Fruit Sales start 10/1! (Jill)
Announcements
POA is being updated, this includes our budget. We will review this, join committees, and approve the budget at a future meeting.
FFA is moving from Remind to Bound.
Next chapter event will be a WIN social on October 8th!
Log SAE efforts to sign the Wall of Fame. FFA Members who would like to apply for their Iowa Degree, Proficiency Awards, District Officer, ETC need to have their records up to date by mid-November.
Closing Ceremony
Adjournment
Chapter Activity: Bowling/Pizza
-November Meeting-
November 23, 5:00 PM
UHS Ag Room
Opening Ceremony
Reading and Approval of Minutes (Alivia) (Moved by Jeremias, seconded by Ben)
Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees
Treasurer Report & Merit System (Bailey) (
October Members of the Month: TIE- Wesley Buckingham & Keelan Even
Upcoming Merit Point Opportunities
Reporter Report (Lily & Lauren)
Land Committee: Grant Severtsgaard, Jakob Gasco, Brandon Frush
UPDATE: Harvested October, last week in Farm Business Class - sold corn ($5,500 profit)
Horticulture Lab Committee: Willa Wolff, Lauren Frush, Ben Rosauer, Desi Murphy, Amonie Lumpkin
UPDATE: Friday - cleaned out tomato cages
Reports of Special Committees (None 11/23)
Unfinished Business
Fruit Sale Wrap Up (Jill)
Sold over 22,000 dollars - pick up is second week of December - Look for email from Damro)
New Business
Ag Plot- WR Farms Services $1,000 GIFT- Moved by Jakob, Seconded by Jeremias
MOTION PASSES!!!!!
Canva Premium - Moved by Ben, Seconded by Lauren
Use for reporters
Lots of uses
MOTION PASSES!!!!!!!!!
FFA Organization/Storage (Storage tubs for our chapter) - Moved by Ben, Seconded by Lauren
$250 budget
Amended by Lily Schmitz- Seconded by Jill
MOTION PASSES!!!!
POA Approval - Moved by Maddie, Seconded by Lauren
Motion to update Bi-Laws (moved by Jill, seconded by Jocelyn)
MOTION PASSES!!!!!
Announcements
SAE Records
12/7 4:30 PM Officer Meeting
12/7 5:00 PM Pizza Party & Christmas Decorating
Closing Ceremony
Adjournment (Moved by Lily, seconded by Maddie)
Chapter Activity: Drive In Movie