FFA Tractor Restoration Project

Posted by Michael Shultz on April 20, 2000 at 05:26:25 from (205.247.226.126):

I have requested Kim's permission to post this in the Farmall Forum on a one-time basis. This is a legitimate request, please e-mail me for verification if you would like additional information. I posted a similar massage Monday, April 17, 2000. Thank you to those of you that have responded so far!

I am an ag-science teacher in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Last November, one of my 9th grade students was killed in an ATV accident. Shortly before his death, he had talked with me a little about fixing up an old Farmall M that his family had. I am very familiar with the M's, having several of our own, and I was going to help him out with this project. After he passed away, his father approached me, and was wondering if our FFA chapter could restore the tractor in his son's memory, and that he would pay for all of the needed parts. My students are very eager to do this, as am I. In fact, we have already begun to tear the tractor down. I don't think that the family has a whole lot of money to put into this tractor, but at the same time I want to make sure we do this project right. I also want to use it as a teaching tool for the rest of the students. The father has mentioned that he might donate this tractor to a local antique farm machinery club in his son’s memory once it is restored.

I posted a message about this situation several weeks ago on several forums, and what I was looking for was just a cheap place to get some parts. I was amazed that there were so many people around the country who were interested in donating money towards this project. I have talked to my administrators and the school district business manager, and I have the approval to get donations once we have an FFA meeting and get it in our minutes that we will accept donations for this project. We will work the donations through our FFA chapter so that the donations don’t get caught up or lost in the school system. If we get more donations than are needed for the restoration, we will try to set up a scholarship account in the boy’s name. If we do not get enough money to start up a scholarship fund, we will donate it towards a charity of the family’s choice.

If you are interested in donating to this cause, please send your donation to:

Michael Shultz – Agriculture Instructor
Faust Junior High School
1957 Scotland Avenue
Chambersburg, PA 17201

Make checks out to “Chambersburg FFA”, and in the memo section put “Unger Restoration Fund”
Enclose a return address, and I will make sure that you get a letter back from the FFA Chapter with your check number and donation amount on it so that if you wish you can use it as a tax deduction. (This may take a month or so to get back to you).

If you have any questions, please e-mail me at shultz71@hotmail.com and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Michael Shultz

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• Re: FFA Tractor Restoration Project Tyler(WA) 06:40:01 04/20/00 (5)
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