FFA Day With The Minnesota Twins: A Day of Firsts!

When the blue skies of July 18th rolled around, I knew that we were in for a big day. Twins vs. White Sox, Target Field, and FFA members- you couldn't ask for a better combination! With this combination, there were also many firsts:

• The first time FFA Day with the Twins was held at Target Field
• The first time we tried the new "Dugout Dog" instead of the "Dome Dog"
• The first time we adventured down a "Buses Only" road (with permission of course)
• The first time meeting state officers from North Dakota, who came just for the Twins game
  
• The first time I had ever in person seen such a great game!

With each of these firsts, we also had the opportunity to visit with many members from across the state that we hadn't seen since State Convention or even the two days since SLCCL and two weeks since SGLC. We also met many former members from places such as Colorado, California, and of course, Minnesota.Members from across the state!
From left: Emily, Sarah, Nathan, Liz, Erin, Ed, Brad, Justin, Eric, and Jeff

FFA members such as Jade Kampsen (who was also at SLCCL!) threw out the first pitch, with a member from Nicollet singing the National Anthem. All five members involved in this did a great job, even throwing some strikes! During the 7th inning stretch, about fifteen more members sang "Take Me Out To The Ballgame," and some even had peanuts and crackerjack to go with it!

Oh, and I had better mention that we watched some baseball too. It was a great game, with the Twins down 3 to 6 going into the bottom of the 9th. They scored four runs with 0 outs to finish the game victorious, 7 to 6!

We had a blast at FFA Day with the Minnesota Twins, and hope to see you there next year!

Stationed by the ear of corn,
Erin Daninger