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Illinois FFA Board Reports
Illinois FFA 100th Anniversary Memorabilia - 📋 Click here to complete the form
HOT TOPICS = MUST KNOW
SPICY - GREAT FLAVOR - GOOD TO BE REMINDED: REMINDER - Harvest for All Program for the 2025–2026 - 8/26/2025 Listserv
HOT, HOT, HOT - IL FFA Alumni Camp Scholarship Application & Letter of Recommendation Due Wednesday, March 4, 2026. You need to have an active alumni chapter to apply for the scholarship. Only 1 student per school can apply.
HOT, HOT, HOT - JudgingCard will show a zero balance on the Teacher’s Dashboard in AET for conference registrations because you must pay IL FFA for these events. Please download the invoice; it’ll show where to mail the payment. If you register for a CDE, the balance will be calculated, and you’ll pay Ewell Educational Services, Inc. Instructions for finding your invoice.
HOT, HOT, HOT - Ag Seminar and Ag Legislative Day - Registration and Ramada Hotel Room Block Ends Monday, March 9, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. To guarantee delivery of baskets and lunches for Ag Legislative Day, please register by Monday, March 16, 2026. Both registrations are on JudgingCard.
TOASTY - 2026 Illinois FFA Selection Committee - GREAT opportunity for your students - 12.2.2025 listserv
WARMER - Section President Candidate Orientation and Mandatory Survey - 12.2.2025 listserv
LUKE WARM - National Chapter Award - DUE April 1, 2026, and MUST be SUBMITTED.
LUKE WARM - 2026 State FFA Convention Room Blocks - Room Blocks start closing April 30th.
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WIX Filters Celebrates 40 Years of Support for FFA
February Illinois FFA Board Report
WIX Filters Celebrates 40 Years of Support for FFA With 2026 Box Top Fundraiser
GASTONIA, N.C. (February 2026) – WIX Filters today announced the company’s 2026 FFA Box Top initiative, an annual fundraising program now underway for local FFA chapters preparing students for leadership and careers in the science, business, and technology of agriculture.
Participants can earn $0.25 for their local organizations with every approved box top they collect and redeem from the entire WIX Filters lineup, including oil, air, cabin air, fuel, transmission, air compressor, hydraulic, and coolant filters. Additionally, WIX Filters will award $1,000 bonuses to each of the four local chapters redeeming the most box tops, as well as $1,000 for the chapter achieving the largest percentage increase in box tops collected over last year.
To be eligible for the awards, box tops and completed redemption forms must be received by WIX Filters on or before April 15, 2026.
WIX Filters has donated over $750,000 to local FFA chapters throughout the U.S. since the launch of the Box Top fundraiser in 1986.
Auto parts stores across the country can support FFA chapters in their communities by helping members promote, collect, and redeem box tops at an ideal time when farmers are performing routine maintenance on their equipment to prepare for the busy growing season ahead.
“To celebrate four decades of support for FFA, we’re renewing our commitment to the agriculture industry with our 2026 Box Top fundraiser,” said Carmina Lopez, marketing manager at WIX Filters. “We welcome the opportunity to support the future leaders who will put food on American tables for decades to come.”
WIX Filters enable superior performance for the entire range of engine-driven agriculture equipment, including tractors, combines, harvesters, telehandlers, skid steers, loaders, and utility vehicles. Backed by over 85 years of in-the-field experience, WIX Filters offers more than 16,000 different filters manufactured and engineered to the highest standards, providing reliable protection for farming machines operating long hours in extreme conditions and dusty environments.
For additional program details and redemption forms, visit https://www.wixfilters.com/en-us/about-us/community-involvement/wix-filters-ffa-box-top-program.html, or contact WIX Filters at customer.request@mann-hummel.com.
February Illinois FFA Board Report
Click here for the February 2026 Illinois FFA Board Report
-- Mindy Bunselmeyer
Illinois FFA Center
Phone: 217-753-3328
Cell: 217-412-5646
Email: mbunselmeyer@illinoisffa.org
Address: 3221 Northfield, Springfield, IL 62702