BOONE, Iowa—FFA’s The Big Event for 2026 kicked off Spring Friday, May 1st as 14 members of the Boone FFA chapter performed valuable volunteer work for the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. FFA students tackled the following tasks; installed 100 bags of mulch in all museum gardens, cleaned museum display cases, windows, countertops, washed walls and cleaned the railroad depot.
Mike Wendel, Director of the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum and History Center said “we are truly thankful for these hard working, and courteous FFA members who accomplished so much this morning in the museum and gardens.”
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.
Front Row: L-R: Michaella Anderson, Jade Kramer, Elizab Hall, and Gabriella Eckard.
Back Row: L-R: Luxi Jo Mcintire, Brooklynn Elliott, Oli Halverson, Cael Lumley, Tommy Williams, Lincoln George, Marvin Lee, Grace Merriam, Breanne Graham, and Jenna Leopold.
FFA Members spreading mulch on the southside of the museum
FFA Members cleaning the hallway between the museum and gift shop
L-R Tommy Williams and Cael Lumley unload mulch
L-R Jade Kramer and Elizab Hall take a short break from raking mulch
(contributed press release and photos, Mike Wendell, BSVRR)
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