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USAgNet - November 20, 2009
The National FFA Foundation is working with key leaders in Congress to promote and gain co-sponsors of a bill that would grant the FFA youth organization a U.S. minted commemorative coin to honor its
85th anniversary in 2012.
In order for the bill to emerge from committee, FFA must list 67 Senate co-sponsors and 290 House co-sponsors.
National FFA Foundation Director Dennis Sargent says students, parents and other supporters of the effort can contact their Congressional representatives and ask them to support the bill by signing on as a
co-sponsor before their holiday break.
"While the results of your engagement may not be seen for a couple of years, students will benefit for generations," said Sargent. "We have the potential for $7.5 million to be added to our FFA Foundation
Endowment Fund if the bill is approved and all of the minted coins are sold."
Meanwhile, the National Association of Agricultural Educators has set up a simple online process where people can go to send their elected officials a letter asking them to support this legislation. They can go
to www.naae.org, enter their zip code and select 'The National FFA Commemorative Coin Act' option under Current Action Alerts.
To see if your representatives or senators have signed on to support these bills go to: www.thomas.gov and type in the bill numbers "S. 1553 or H. 3464"
Sargent says the state of Iowa already has all of their representatives onboard as co-sponsors.
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