FFA Alumni Holds Its Annual BanquetThe Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI) |
The 28th Annual FFA Alumni Banquet was held on Saturday, January 27,
2007 at the Thorp Legion hall. The evening was filled with events and
laughter. The evening started with a dinner of chicken, ham, mashed
potatoes with gravy and all the extras. Cake for dessert and of course
milk was also served. |
Senior Farmer Award
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The second award of the evening went to Doug and Cheryl Niemuth and was presented by Ginny Frinack. The couple owns and operates Thorp’s SuperValu and was recognized for all they give to the community and for being great friends to the FFA. |
Friend of the Alumni Award Doug and Cheryl Niemuth are the recipients of the Friend of the Alumni Award. They own the Thorp SuperValu Foods and were recognized for their contributions to the community and the FFA. The award was presented by Ginny Frinack. |
The next event was the election of the 2007 officers for the FFA Alumni. Four officers were nominated and voted in. The elected parties then chose what office they would like to hold. The new officer’s are: Mike Lewien, President; Katie Zacharyus, Vice-President; Connie Gulcynski, Treasurer; and Jan Micke, Secretary. Connie is coming back as an officer, but will be holding the office of Treasurer instead of FFA Alumni President. The officers who will not be returning are Charles Przybylski, Vice-President; Sherrie Zacharias, Secretary; and Ginny Frinack, Treasurer. |
2007 Newly Elected FFA Officers Members voted for the 2007 Officers for the FFA Alumni on January 27, at the FFA Banquet. (L-R) Mike Lewien will become the Alumni president and Katie Zacharias will be taking the vice-president position. Connie Gulcynski will be returning as an officer of the Alumni, but will hold the treasurer office. The new secretary for the FFA Alumni will be Jan Micke. Congratulations to all of you! |
As the elections wrapped up the auction began. There was much fun and laughter as people tried to out bid each other. Many lovely baskets full of goodies donated by Thorp SuperValu wee auctioned off, as were jams, seed corn and milk replacer, just to name a few. The evening festivities wrapped up with the awarding of the door prizes. The FFA students lined up with the prizes and presented each one to the winner. Sometimes that meant just turning around and handing the prize to the person behind them. The FFA Chapter Officers this year are: Andrea Ederer, President; Lindsay Bill, Tyler Lewien, and Mike Benzschawel, Vice-Presidents; Cassie Ring, Secretary; Holly Schmitt, Treasurer; Matt Lewan, Parliamentarian; Adam Benzschawel, Sentinel; Jennifer Micke, Historian; and Ashley Kodl, Reporter. |
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