|  Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc.
Promoting the understanding and appreciation of the importance of agriculture in our daily lives. | | | | | | | July 23: Maryland Commodity Classic July 29: Maryland Farm to School Workshop Sept. 15: MAEF & MGGA Golf Tournament Oct. 25: MAEF & LEAD Maryland Foundation, Inc. Sporting Clay Shoot Nov. 5: MAEF 21st Annual Banquet & Auction | Show Your Support!
Buy an Agricultural License Plate Today! *Ag Tag revenues help underwrite programs for you* Visit www.mva.state.md.us and click on online services for a link to the Agricultural Plate application.
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MAEF and MGGA:
Two great state agricultural non-profit organizations. One great golf tournament. Join us for a spectacular day on the links of the Oakmont Green Golf Club. The fun-filled day will benefit the outreach programs of the Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation and the Scholarship Foundation of the Maryland Greenhouse Grower's Association and ... "working toward our Industry's future today by training our leaders, educators and workers of tomorrow".
FEES
(Includes lunch, greens fees & cart, beverages, supper, prizes & awards.)
Single player...........$100.00
Supper only...............$30.00
Bronze Tee Sponsor $150
*Handsome Sponsorship tee sign during tournament play
*Recognition in event booklet, MGGA and MAEF publications and websites
Silver Tee Sponsor $250
All of the above, plus
*Recognition at the 2010 Chesapeake Green Symposium *Recognition at the 21st Annual Banquet and Auction
Gold Tee Sponsor $500
All of the above, plus
*A foursome
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*2 tickets to the 21st Annual Banquet and Auction (MAEF)
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*Courtesy vendor sponsorship, one registration, and vendor display table ($250 value) at the 2010 Chesapeake Green Symposium and standing recognition at the 2010 Chesapeake Green Symposium opening ceremonies (MGGA)
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Hole-In-One-Prize is a Kawasaki 4X4 Mule (valued at $10,000) sponsored by Ceresville New Holland, Inc. of Frederick.
For more information and registration, visit www.maefonline.com or www.mdgga.org. | |  Congratulations! The 2009-2010 State Officers were announced at the 81st Maryland State FFA Convention, June 23-25, 2009. Officers: (Bottom left to right) Allison Moore - President, Nikki Swann - Vice President, Mandi Ramsburg - Secretary. (Top left to right) Courtney Willoughby - Treasurer, Katie Wheatly - Sentinel, Tyler Yoak - Reporter.
State officers are offered the opportunity to greatly improve their leadership skills and to further improve the FFA and Agriculture Education programs in Maryland.
The Maryland FFA Association places heavy demand on its officers. Officers are required to attend conferences around the state as well as around the country. The Association insists on regular attendance at executive meetings, planning conferences and leadership schools. Additionally, officers represent the Association at all FFA activities in their home region.
For more information on the Maryland FFA Association and the state officers, visit www.mdffa.org.
Again, congratulations to the 2009-2010 Maryland FFA State Officers!
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Each issue of MAEF's Flash News will highlight an organization or individual who demonstrates exceptional support of agriculture in education.
Summer is in full swing and with summer comes the many fairs and festivals around the state. The local and state fairs would not be possible without the hundreds of volunteers that donate their time. The Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation, Inc. would like to salute the countless volunteers that make local and state fairs successful.
More than 2 million people will visit Maryland fairs this summer. Volunteers help to run the more than 350,000 exhibits that will be enjoyed. A volunteer wears many hats. They serve as sources of information, parking attendants and competition judges, just to name a few. Everywhere you look, there are volunteers sharing their knowledge and time so that fair visitors have an enjoyable experience.
"Volunteers are seldom paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are PRICELESS!" ~ author unknown
If you would like to volunteer at a fair or festival this summer, contact your local fair board.
For all of their hard work and selflessness, MAEF would like to recognize fair and festival volunteers!
|  Maryland Farm to School Workshop
Join the fun at Maryland's first ever state-wide Farm to School Workshop on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 from 9 am - 3:30 pm, to be held at Indian Creek Upper School, 1130 Anne Chambers Rd., Crownsville, MD. Maryland farmers, food service staff, parents, teachers, and interested citizens can collaborate toward growing healthier children and a healthier economy and environment. See the new, improved website and plan for the second Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week, plus other initiatives to expand children's healthy eating and strengthen the local economy. Doug Davis - Vermont Farm to School
Tegan Hagy - The Food Trust / National Farm to School Network
Maryland leaders in school gardens, procurement partnerships, parent and student initiatives including photography and cooking contests, and how you can be involved. To register, go to www.mdfarmtoschool.org, or register by email, regular mail or fax. Early registration by July 15, 2009 is $25; later is $35. Early registration guarantees your locally prepared lunch! Space is limited - watch for your confirmation with directions by email.
|  Looking for Gardening Grants? Look No Further!
National Gardening Association Invites Applications for 2009 Hooked on Hydroponics Education Grants
Deadline: September 18, 2009The Grow Store and ProgressiveGardening.org have joined with the National Gardening Association to offer hydroponic equipment to expand indoor gardening opportunities for elementary, middle and high school students. The program will provide thirty-six schools with equipment and learning materials for hydroponics projects that involve at least fifteen children between the ages of 6 and 18 during the 2010 school year. Applicants must verify that their facility can accommodate the equipment in the award packages available. National Gardening Association Announces Continuation of Youth Garden Grants ProgramDeadline: November 2, 2009
The National Gardening Association has announced that the Home Depot is returning as the Youth Garden Grants sponsor for 2010. NGA annually awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs across the United States. Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups throughout the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of three and 18 years. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply may do so, but must wait one year before applying again, and must have significantly expanded their garden programs. For the 2010 grant cycle, 100 grants are available. Five programs will each receive gift cards valued at $1,000 (a $500 gift card to the Home Depot and a $500 gift card to the Gardening with Kids catalog and educational materials from NGA). Ninety-five programs will each receive a $500 gift card to the Home Depot and educational materials from NGA.
|  A Celebration in the Garden For a second year, Ag Returns to the City and Holabird Academy in Baltimore City wrapped up the Agricultural Experience unit with a garden party held next to the gardens recently planted by the students and their kindergarten teacher Kathleen Richardson. The party was a culmination of five, hands-on lessons exploring different areas of Maryland agriculture.
All of the snacks at the party celebrated Maryland agriculture and buying local. Students enjoyed fresh picked strawberries from Huber's Farm in Perry Hall and a fresh salad from the garden of MAEF Educational Consultant Charles Gummer. Homemade cupcakes were freshly baked by Joan Gummer. Broom's Bloom Dairy in Churchville treated the students to ice cream, chocolate milk and cheese.
Thank you to Kathleen Richardson and her students for making this special Agriculture unit a success!
|  Thank You! MAEF would like to say thank you to the Maryland Geographic Alliance (MGA) for all of their support. MGA partnered with MAEF to sponsor the 20th Ag in The Classroom Summer Workshop and shared lessons such as Pioneer Farming, Seasons on a Farm, Producing the Produce and Maryland Farming Long Ago. The workshop, held in Westminster, was attended by 50 teachers from 14 counties and Baltimore City. Look for a full article on the workshop in the summer edition of Opening Minds.
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