Melba FFA Memorial Fund, Inc.

🫶Gifts donated in memory of Sherry Nelson, Janine Ledgerwood and Tami Daniel help Melba students to accomplish their leadership and education goals. Over its 37-year history, MFFAMF has awarded 215 stipends/scholarships to 142 Melba students.

Are you a former scholarship winner who can now support the next generation (Living to Serve)? 😊 Anyone can be a part of expanding the scope of giving. Please consider making tax-deductible contributions to the Fund. For information how, contact the Fund secretary, Angie Daniel, at [email protected]

🙌Congrats to Rylee McGehee, Jessica Hipwell and Matthew Waite, the 2025 Melba FFA Memorial Fund Scholarship winners!

Each will receive $900 to help fund their post-secondary education.

This fall Rylee will be pursuing a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness. Jessica will be taking classes that satisfy prerequisites for her goals to become a nurse practitioner. Matthew will be focusing on his officer duties serving as the 2025-26 State FFA President and taking some online courses. He plans to use his MFFAMF scholarship for the 2026-27 school year when he’ll attend classes in food and nutrition, with the goal to become a sports nutritionist.

We a rooting for each of you as you persevere to accomplish your leadership and career goals!

Gifts donated in memory of Sherry Nelson, Janine Ledgerwood and Tami Daniel help Melba students to accomplish their leadership and education goals.
This past year, the Melba FFA Memorial Fund supported 10 Melba FFA students, giving 8-$200 travel stipends to Chapter members attending the Washington D.C. Leadership Conference and 2-$600 college scholarships to Melba graduates beginning their post-secondary education.
Over its 36-year history, MFFAMF has awarded 212 stipends/scholarships to 141 Melba students. Are you one of those scholarship winners who can now support the next generation? 😊
Anyone can be a part of expanding the scope of giving. Please consider making tax-deductible contributions to the Fund. For information how, contact the Fund secretary, Angie Daniel, at [email protected]

📣Announcing the 2024 MFFAMF College Scholarship Winners!!

📣Jada Kelly and Maialen Jaca each received $600 for college expenses. This fall Jada will attend U of I beginning her studies in pre-vet medicine with the goal to become a practicing veterinarian. Also interested in medicine, Maialen will enroll in health studies at Boise State University with the intent of applying for medical school after graduation; Maialen aspires to become an ER doctor. Congrats, Jada and Maialen!!

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Announcing our 2023 Melba FFA Memorial Fund College Scholarship Winners!! Braelyn Scott is the recipient of the Sherry Nelson Scholarship, Kate Hipwell is the recipient of the Janine Ledgerwood Scholarship and Hannah Moos is the recipient of the Tami Daniel Scholarship.
Each of these Melba grads will receive $500 to be used for their higher education expenses. Congrats Braelyn, Kate and Hannah, and keep us posted as you continue to accomplish your education goals!

Anyone can make tax-deductible donations to the Memorial Fund which grants money for scholarships as well as Melba FFA travel stipends. For further information and donation instructions, you can contact the Fund secretary, Angie Daniel, at [email protected]

In June, the MFFMF Board transferred the Fund’s assets from a self-managed account to the pool of assets at the Idaho Community Foundation. Established in 1988, and spanning the forty-four counties in Idaho, the ICF is composed of 630 funds. The ICF now manages over 218 million dollars. Their substantial assets allow the ICF to diversify investments—more diversification than was possible for the Memorial Fund. The MFFAMF’s ten-year average return was 6%. The ICF ten-year returns average 11.3%.

The MFFAMF will continue to give scholarships and stipends to Melba FFA students, just as we have for the past 34 years. You can still make tax-deductible donations by emailing the MFFMF. For further information and donation instructions you can contact the Fund secretary, David Daniel at [email protected]