Membership Is Our Duty
David H. Lawson
Wood County Farm Bureau
On April 18th, Farm Bureau
members from Region 6 met at the
Harrisville Public Library. The
subject? Membership.
As always, Ritchie County Farm
Bureau was a gracious host, and
there was a great turnout.
Six of these membership
meetings will have been held by
the time you read this. I am not
sure how many or which state
Farm Bureau staff members have
been at each of these meetings,
but Joan Harman, Bill Aiken and
Eric Thomason were at ours.
Remember, these people were
away from their families maybe six
times. When we were in 4-H and
wanted to express happiness, we
would say, “How How” and I say a
big “How How” to them. After six
presentations in a short period of
time, they are probably just a little
worn down.
Finally, I come to the point.
Membership is influence –
membership is our opportunity
to recruit young people into
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Farm Bureau – membership is
our opportunity to “Pass it On” –
membership is our opportunity to
preserve rural West Virginia, and
our way of life.
On Friday, April 19th, I spent a
few hours at the WV Envirothon
at the Wood County 4-H Camp,
the state’s premier conservation
education program for West
Virginia’s high school students.
Approximately 200 boys and girls
passed through the serving line.
They were polite and looked like
they were having fun.
Just by looking at 4-H, the
Envirothon, FFA and probably
many more ag-related organizations
and activities for youth – West
Virginia Farm Bureau has the
opportunity for a bright future.
West Virginia Farm Bureau has
done the training; those presently
not in Farm Bureau are here,
waiting for our invitation.
Friends and Farm Bureau
members one and the same,
it’s up to you and me. It’s our
responsibility. Your county Farm
Nationwide’s
Steve Uhlman
addresses a group
from Region 4
on the benefits
of membership,
along with Eric
Thomason, Bill
Aiken, Steve Butler
and Joan Harman.
Six of these
meetings were held
in April.
Bureau will be enhanced by new
members and our state Farm
Bureau will be stronger. Our voice
in West Virginia will be greater,
our motto will be recognized –
“We pull the most when we pull
together”. Our mission statement,
to “improve, protect and enrich the
lives of Farm Bureau members and
their families” will be meaningful
to many more.
Where can you meet better
friends from around a whole state,
our state, West Virginia? Answer:
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