Watch Penny's story and learn how a rare form of breast cancer changed her life and helped her realize that all things work out for good in the end. In March 2010, Penny was diagnosed with Stage 2B Triple-negative breast cancer.
The National FFA Organization, founded in 1928 as the Future Farmers of America, is a dynamic youth leadership organization that strives to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
The New Farmers of America in North Carolina was similar in structure and purpose to the Future Farmers of America in North Carolina. At the organizationâs height of membership and last year in existence before the merger with FFA in 1965 the organization was comprised of 8,121 farm boys in over 100 chapters statewide.