Indiana AgrAbility staffed a display at the 2014 Indiana FFA Convention on the Purdue University campus June 17-18, 2014. Over 4,000 FFA members, families, advisors, and guests attended the annual convention. The display included AgrAbility brochures, a carousel of assistive devices, case studies, and AgrAbility posters.
Indiana AgrAbility presented the Bridging Horizons Community Service Contest awards during the second general session of the 2014 Indiana FFA Convention at Purdue University on June 18, 2014. This is the 15th year of the contest. The winners were: 1st - Carroll at Fort Wayne FFA Chapter ($650 prize), 2nd - Jay County FFA Chapter ($350 prize), and 3rd - the Perry Township Wildcat 4-H Club in Tippecanoe County ($200 prize). This is the second year in a row that Carroll at Fort Wayne has won 1st place in the contest. Prize money is supplied through non-AgrAbility funds.
Submitted by Steve Swain
Linda Tarr, Indiana AgrAbility, has been busy getting ready for county fairs. She also did health fairs for the Orange County REMC annual meeting, Hoosier Uplands Senior Information Fair, and Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living. In addition, she attended her first RESNA conference and learned much.
Submitted by Linda Tarr