Buyers can provide direct support to programs that develop character and produce leaders. A lot of what 4-H and FFA stand for is leadership development. McRee, himself an alumni of the Clarke County 4-H livestock program, said many of the youth set the money aside for their college education or put it back into their livestock programs. David Waide, president of Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation, is chairman of the Sales Promotion Committee. His committee's goal is to attract more buyers and sponsors to the sale.
Sponsors help cover the costs related to the sale and fund the scholarships.
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