FFA Today: SOLAR at Cascade Lake offers FFA members a unique leadership experience

On this segment of FFA Today, we head out west ot Donnelly, Idaho, where nearly a hundred Idaho FFA members gather to enhance their leadership skills.

The Summer Outdoor Leadership Retreat, or SOLAR, is a week-long leadership retreat in northern Idaho and is located on the beautiful Cascade Lake.

Former Idaho FFA State Reporter, Eliza Dugan, spoke with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander about what members can experience, the impact it has on students, and what makes SOLAR so unique.

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