HOULTON, Maine — This month, the local Tractor Supply Company store will collect donations to benefit the Houlton FFA chapter.
Coinciding with National FFA Week (Feb. 17-24), store customers throughout Maine can donate $1 or more at checkout through Feb. 25 either in store, online or by calling Customer Solutions at (877) 718-6750. Donations will fund the national Grants for Growing program, supporting Maine FFA chapters that are making a difference in their communities through unique and sustainable agricultural projects.
The program is coordinated through a partnership with the National FFA Foundation.
Since its start in 2016, Grants for Growing has raised more than $1.4 million for the National FFA Organization. The initiative has funded a total of 692 grants supporting projects involving more than 69,000 students.
Grants, awarded to winning FFA chapter initiatives in the spring, have a minimum value of $500 and a maximum value of $5,000. All donations remain within the state in which they were raised.
For more details, visit www.ffa.org/grantsforgrowing.
