Setting a new record, the National FFA raised more than $1.6 million as part of its 10th Annual Give FFA Day! It is the most money raised in a single day in the organization’s history.
President of the National FFA Foundation Molly Ball spoke with RFD-TV’s Suzanne Alexander about this accomplishment, how this will help agriculture’s future, and how the funds will be distributed.
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