Believe it or not, I leave for Indy in only 23 short days! Preparation for National Office has been one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done. Call me a nerd, but I guess I just have a good time studying something that I love.While I had the chance, I thought I'd write a post that had all of the information for convention that you might want in case I don't have time to before I leave. You can watch the election on TV/Online on Saturday the 24th during the final session (starts around 1:30 and goes until it's finished) Regardless of the outcome, as candidates we will all be introducing ourselves on the Friday afternoon session at 1:30. Come check us out!
Thanks to modern day technology, anyone who wants to watch any of convention from home will be able to starting October 20. That way, you can feel like you're with the other 55,000+ FFA members, parents, teachers and guests that will be attending convention! If you have RFDTV, (comcast channel 203) they will be broadcasting it. If not, you can go to this website
http://www.ffanewhorizons.org/index.php/convention/2009
and check it out!
You can also check out this website for the convention schedule if you are wanting to watch any of it!
http://www.ffa.org/index.cfm?method=c_convention.events
Do we have any "Dirty Jobs" fans out there? One of this year's convention keynote speakers is Mike Rowe, the host of the TV show. Here's a little bio on him if you're interested.
Mike Rowe has had more jobs than you. In fact, Mike has had more jobs than anyone. As the creator and executive producer of Discovery Channel's Emmy-nominated series Dirty Jobs With Mike Rowe, Mike has spent years traveling the country, working as an apprentice on more than 200 jobs that most people would go out of their way to avoid.
Dirty Jobs is entirely unscripted, and Mike doesn't cheat; he actually does the work, with a sense of humor rarely portrayed in such professions. In fact, the notion of depicting hard work as noble and fun is central to his personal mission. On Labor Day 2008, Mike launched a website called mikeroweWORKS.com, where skilled labor and hard work are celebrated in the hope of calling attention to the steady decline in the trades and bolstering enrollment in trade schools and technical colleges.
Hope you all have a fantastic day!
2 comments:
I'm so proud and excited for you! John and I will watch it (and will it be re-broadcast as well?) Find out if you can order a copy. That is just so cool.
I can't wait to watch! We will have to have a party and cheer you on!
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