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14 CapitalPress.com November 3, 2017 Geoff Parks/For the Capital Press Kyndal Porter, treasurer of the Scio FFA chapter, and Dallyss Vanderyacht, reporter, will be working with the chapter’s other FFA members at the Willamette Valley Ag Expo. Scio FFA members help Expo, which in turn helps them By GEOFF PARKS WVAG17-3/106 For the Capital Press For 17 years, the Scio FFA chapter’s relationship with the Willamette Valley Ag Expo has flourished as the two organizations successful- ly reached their yearly goals. The Expo gets the energy and dedication of the FFA members, and they are re- warded with money to be di- vided among the workers for their club savings accounts. The duties of the two co- chairs of this year’s chapter Expo efforts — Kyndal Por- ter, FFA treasurer, and Dallyss Vanderyacht, FFA reporter — center on organization and scheduling issues. “Together we plan the vol- unteers’ Expo schedules and coordinate the duties of those who sign up for specific jobs and tell them what they need to do,” Vanderyacht, 17, said. At the WVAE’s featured Dine Around Oregon dinner, FFA members are runners, take tickets, serve and clean up af- ter the meal and act as greet- ers. With the money made from the Expo and other fund-rais- ing events throughout the year, the students hopefully earn enough money to attend the annual state and national FFA conventions. Porter, 17, said at the end of the marathon event the sponsoring Willamette Val- ley Ag Association “writes a check to us — which last year was about $1,000 — for the students’ hard work.” It is disbursed to each stu- dent’s account, based on how many hours they worked, she said. Krysta Sprague, the Scio FFA chapter’s adviser, said it costs “anywhere from $100 to $150 per student to attend the state convention in the spring and more like $1,000 each for the national conven- tion in the fall.” In addition to funding travel and expenses for the two conventions, Scio FFA students earn money through- out the year from barbecues, animal sales, auctions, a “pass the pig” event and oth- er fundraisers to purchase jackets, scarves, ties, pay membership fees and other items and expenses. Also, Vanderyacht said some of last year’s Expo money was spent on market- ing and promotions for the chapter. “I think working for the Expo each year is an ex- cellent opportunity for our kids,” Sprague said, adding that there were 15 to 20 Scio FFA chapter members signed up to work at the Expo this year.
