NEW BERLIN – This is National FFA Week across the country, and two area schools hosted delegates from the national and state organization Thursday.

“Communicate – show people where they can fit in. There is no set standard for who can be a part of FFA. You can look and find success in each of you by accepting that we’re all different, yet we can still have a common goal in working together,” said National Southern Regional Vice President Regina Holliday of Georgia.

Twenty-year-old Holliday is a junior at the University of Georgia who is working towards a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in large animals.

She, along with New York State FFA President Rebecca Greene, talked to students at the Unadilla Valley and Otselic Valley schools Thursday afternoon, hoping to spread the spirit of their organization.

“This week we are celebrating our accomplishments and promoting education,” said Greene.

Greene said all six of the FFA’s national officers were visiting different states, stopping at schools and businesses in support of the local chapters. Greene is a senior at Salem Central High School and will be attending Cornell University this fall.