MADISON - The Wisconsin FFA Foundation will induct new Blue and Gold Society members at the 88th Wisconsin FFA Convention, which starts today and lasts through Thursday at Madison's Alliant Energy Center.
In 2001, the Blue and Gold Society was formed to honor and recognize donors of major and/or planned gifts. Members have made the commitment to contribute $15,000 to the Wisconsin FFA Foundation in three years or less. With 27 existing members, the group is adding four more individuals and families to its roster in 2017, including Kim and Leona Havens.
Kim and Leona Havens both grew up on dairy farms: He near Darlington and she near Oakfield. Kim Havens served as Wisconsin FFA vice president and state FFA president and was an agriculture education teacher at Parker High School in Janesville for five years. He served on the national FFA Foundation for seven years as assistant executive director before beginning his own company, Havens Financial Services Inc. He also was chairman and treasurer for the Wisconsin FFA Foundation board of directors. After 38 years, Leona Havens recently retired as a Darlington speech, English and drama high school teacher. She has helped many Darlington FFA members with FFA speaking contests. Both are lifetime FFA alumni members.
In 2001, the Blue and Gold Society was formed to honor and recognize donors of major and/or planned gifts. Members have made the commitment to contribute $15,000 to the Wisconsin FFA Foundation in three years or less. With 27 existing members, the group is adding four more individuals and families to its roster in 2017, including Kim and Leona Havens.
Kim and Leona Havens both grew up on dairy farms: He near Darlington and she near Oakfield. Kim Havens served as Wisconsin FFA vice president and state FFA president and was an agriculture education teacher at Parker High School in Janesville for five years. He served on the national FFA Foundation for seven years as assistant executive director before beginning his own company, Havens Financial Services Inc. He also was chairman and treasurer for the Wisconsin FFA Foundation board of directors. After 38 years, Leona Havens recently retired as a Darlington speech, English and drama high school teacher. She has helped many Darlington FFA members with FFA speaking contests. Both are lifetime FFA alumni members.
