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OKLAHOMA OUTLOOK
Summer 2013
Read the complete interview with Ridge Howell on our website, www.okffa.org.
Oklahoma FFA’s own
Ridge Howell is an FFA member from Checotah
who has made significant contributions to the wel-fare
of all Checotah citizens, especially senior
citizens.
On October 9, 2012, Ridge was named a White
House Champion of Change. He was honored for
his accomplishments with a trip to Washington,
D.C., and an opportunity to visit with White House
staff about the future of agriculture.
Oklahoma Outlook visited with Ridge on
November 8, 2012.
Tell me about the projects for which you were honored.
The two main ones were a project that Mr. McPeak (his
Ag-Ed teacher) and I started about three years ago: The
Senior Citizens’ Lawn-mowing Program. Every week dur-ing
the summer, we go to the Senior Citizens Center in
Checotah and draw three names out of a basket and then
mow the lawns of those people.
The second (project) started last April. We were
accepted for a $2,500 Food-For-All grant through National
FFA and the Warren G. Buffet Foundation. (The grant)
gave us money to buy supplies and materials to build
raised beds and start an outdoor garden at the elementary
school. Then, throughout the summer, we would pick the
produce three or four times a week and take it to the senior
citizens. They would come up there and get what they
wanted. We never had any left, but there was always
enough for everybody.
So the Warren Buffet Foundation funded the raised
garden bed project and helped you get that off the ground?
(They) gave us the money to buy supplies for the raised
beds, to buy all the seeds, topsoil, mulch…
But you’re still going to have some of those expenses
every year. Would you ever consider selling that produce,
or do you always want to give it away?
No, I definitely think we’ll always want to give it, and
probably always to the senior citizens because I feel they
really appreciate it probably more than just about any other
age could.
Let’s talk about the Champions of Change award. That’s
a really big deal. How did that ball start rolling?
Ridge Howell with his Ag-Ed teacher, Jason
McPeak, at the White House
(Continued on Page H)
Champion of Change
A
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| Title | Oklahoma outlook, summer 2013 |
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| Publication Date | 2013 |
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| Purpose | Oklahoma FFA's own Champion of Change [Ridge Howell]; A Unique SAE from Luther, Oklahoma [Aron Smith]; State Officers Visit Our Title Sponsors; OK FFA Foundation Board chairman Steve Vaughan; Whatever Happened To... Travis Jett? |
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| Title | Summer OUTLOOK 2013 1 |
| Full text | OKLAHOMA OUTLOOK Summer 2013 Read the complete interview with Ridge Howell on our website, www.okffa.org. Oklahoma FFA’s own Ridge Howell is an FFA member from Checotah who has made significant contributions to the wel-fare of all Checotah citizens, especially senior citizens. On October 9, 2012, Ridge was named a White House Champion of Change. He was honored for his accomplishments with a trip to Washington, D.C., and an opportunity to visit with White House staff about the future of agriculture. Oklahoma Outlook visited with Ridge on November 8, 2012. Tell me about the projects for which you were honored. The two main ones were a project that Mr. McPeak (his Ag-Ed teacher) and I started about three years ago: The Senior Citizens’ Lawn-mowing Program. Every week dur-ing the summer, we go to the Senior Citizens Center in Checotah and draw three names out of a basket and then mow the lawns of those people. The second (project) started last April. We were accepted for a $2,500 Food-For-All grant through National FFA and the Warren G. Buffet Foundation. (The grant) gave us money to buy supplies and materials to build raised beds and start an outdoor garden at the elementary school. Then, throughout the summer, we would pick the produce three or four times a week and take it to the senior citizens. They would come up there and get what they wanted. We never had any left, but there was always enough for everybody. So the Warren Buffet Foundation funded the raised garden bed project and helped you get that off the ground? (They) gave us the money to buy supplies for the raised beds, to buy all the seeds, topsoil, mulch… But you’re still going to have some of those expenses every year. Would you ever consider selling that produce, or do you always want to give it away? No, I definitely think we’ll always want to give it, and probably always to the senior citizens because I feel they really appreciate it probably more than just about any other age could. Let’s talk about the Champions of Change award. That’s a really big deal. How did that ball start rolling? Ridge Howell with his Ag-Ed teacher, Jason McPeak, at the White House (Continued on Page H) Champion of Change A |
| Date created | 2013-06-13 |
| Date modified | 2013-06-13 |
