Some facts about this year's convention:

1.  60 out of the 95 FFA chapters in Area I submitted virtual votes.  That's 63% if you are a numbers nerd like me.  For comparison, the Pew Research Center says the national average in the last presidential election was 58%.  

2.  25 out of the 60 chapters that voted were from multiple teacher departments.  

3.  The area was asked by Texas FFA to limit our items of business until in-person meetings could take place.  Here's the results of that vote:  a)  Approval of the treasurer's report and dues set at $1.50 per member passed by a vote of 208 in favor and 3 against, b) Approval of the Area's updated constitution resulted in a unanimous vote of 211 in favor and 0 against.

4.  From March 4 until today, due to the Covid-19 situation, Area I FFA has had more than 30 different zoom meetings, google meets and conference calls.  We learned how to utilize all kinds of features through technology.  I wonder how many regular phone calls and texts were sent during this time?

5.  211 Delegates cast their votes this year in the virtual election for both talent and Area Officer Candidates.  1 student started the process, but never hit the "submit" button, so their vote did not count.

6.  Those delegates represent 8,395 total members in the Area I Association.

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