At its 2024 chapter banquet, the Ashby FFA recognized Lakeside Lumber with its Outstanding Business Support Award — and we couldn’t be more honored.
What the Award Recognized
FFA chapter banquets recognize the people, families, and businesses that make a chapter possible throughout the year. The chapter cited Lakeside’s contributions across several areas:
- Materials for chapter projects, including the dugout sheet-metal replacement at the Ashby baseball field
- Placement sites for students gaining real-world work experience in the building materials industry
- Advisory committee involvement to help shape the chapter’s curriculum and programming
- Advocacy for the FFA program in the Ashby community
Why FFA Matters to Us
The Ashby Public School FFA chapter is part of the National FFA Organization — formerly known as Future Farmers of America — which has been preparing students for leadership and careers in agriculture, food, and natural resources since 1928. In a community like Ashby, where ag and skilled trades are central to how families make a living, that pipeline is everything.
Our team includes folks who came up through programs exactly like this one. Supporting Ashby FFA isn’t really sponsorship in the marketing sense — it’s just paying back into the system that built the workforce we depend on every day.
Thank you to the Ashby Ag Department, the chapter advisors, and the students for the recognition. We’re proud to be part of it.
The Ashby FFA cited Lakeside Lumber for providing “multiple layers of support from materials, placement sites, advisory committees, and advocacy.” (Source: Ashby Ag & FFA Facebook page, March 27, 2024)