BOONE, Iowa—FFA’s The Big Event 2024 kicked off Spring Friday, May 10th as 14 members of the Boone FFA chapter performed incredible volunteer work for the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. FFA students tackled the following tasks; installed 80 bags of mulch in both museum gardens, cleaned inside a railroad caboose museum, cleaned museum display cases, windows, countertops, washed walls and did yard work.

Mike Wendell with the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum is says they are truly thankful for these hard working, and courteous FFA members who accomplished so much in the morning for the museum.

The Big Event is a community service project where students in FFA at Boone High School complete a variety of tasks throughout the Boone community. Their goal is to “give back” and say thanks to the Boone community for their support.

FFA is a student organization for agricultural education students. FFA is an intra-curricular component of agricultural education. The Boone A&M FFA Chapter was founded in 1997 to promote premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA Organization includes over 700,000 members with 7,999 FFA chapters across the United States of America.

Back Row: L-R: Jenna Johnson, Mackenzie Sego, Brooklynn Elliott, Cal Jordan, Anthony Trejo, Todd Rasmussen, Levi Behn, and Madie Barrett. Front Row: L-R: Alexandria Tallman, Breanne Graham, Shayla Pearson, Taylor Beck, Josalyn Elmquist, and Kayla Miller.

L-R: Anthony Trejo, Todd Rasmussen, Madie Barrett, Jenna Johnson, Cal Jordan, and Levi Behn placing mulch

Shayla Pearson assists Breanna Graham with museum vacuuming

L-R Makenzie Sego and Brooklyn Elliot clean windows in passenger cars

(contributed press release and photos, Mike Wendell, BSVRR)