FFA Annual Fundraiser, Chili Supper Nov. 23
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By David [email protected]
The Warsaw FFA will host its Seventh Annual Member Work Experience Fundraiser and free chili supper and hot dog bar Nov. 23. Supper will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Warsaw Community High School cafeteria. The member auction begins at 6:30 p.m.
For the community appreciation supper, senior Lauryn Steffe said, the FFA invites members and businesses from the community who supported the FFA this past year.
"It's a way to give thanks," she said. "It starts out with a free chili supper and hot dog bar. Each member is auctioned off to the highest community bidder for four hours of service. It's our biggest fundraiser. It funds events for the year, including leadership contests and camps."
Senior Kyle Quick said, "FFA is a student-lead organization that is based around leadership and personal skills. We put on all the supper from scratch. We send out all the information. We use the profit to do all our events for the year, including Partners in Active Learning."
This year, PAL, a mentoring program, will work with second-graders from Claypool Elementary School.
"We help them with their homework if it's needed," said Steffe.
For next week, the students are preparing a Thanksgiving lesson for the students.
Keegan Bruner, a junior, said each member auctioned off Nov. 23 will have a check list of what they are capable of doing. The list can include anything from baking cookies and cleaning windows to landscaping.
"Anything within physical means they need help out with," said Quick.
In the past, Steffe said, community members bought a couple of members and had them help out at places like Combined Community Services.
"This is our biggest fundraiser of the year," said Bruner.
FFA is supported by the community, not the school.
"If it wasn't for the community, we would still have our chapter, but we'd be really limited," said Bruner.
Quick said, "We're very blessed with a strong community and, in turn, it helps us be a strong chapter."
Last year, he said, 16 members competed at state-level competition. Several students won awards.[[In-content Ad]]Anyone unable to attend can still provide a financial contribution.
For more information, contact the Agriculture Science and Business Department at 574-371-5088, Ext. 2030, or e-mail [email protected]
The Warsaw FFA will host its Seventh Annual Member Work Experience Fundraiser and free chili supper and hot dog bar Nov. 23. Supper will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Warsaw Community High School cafeteria. The member auction begins at 6:30 p.m.
For the community appreciation supper, senior Lauryn Steffe said, the FFA invites members and businesses from the community who supported the FFA this past year.
"It's a way to give thanks," she said. "It starts out with a free chili supper and hot dog bar. Each member is auctioned off to the highest community bidder for four hours of service. It's our biggest fundraiser. It funds events for the year, including leadership contests and camps."
Senior Kyle Quick said, "FFA is a student-lead organization that is based around leadership and personal skills. We put on all the supper from scratch. We send out all the information. We use the profit to do all our events for the year, including Partners in Active Learning."
This year, PAL, a mentoring program, will work with second-graders from Claypool Elementary School.
"We help them with their homework if it's needed," said Steffe.
For next week, the students are preparing a Thanksgiving lesson for the students.
Keegan Bruner, a junior, said each member auctioned off Nov. 23 will have a check list of what they are capable of doing. The list can include anything from baking cookies and cleaning windows to landscaping.
"Anything within physical means they need help out with," said Quick.
In the past, Steffe said, community members bought a couple of members and had them help out at places like Combined Community Services.
"This is our biggest fundraiser of the year," said Bruner.
FFA is supported by the community, not the school.
"If it wasn't for the community, we would still have our chapter, but we'd be really limited," said Bruner.
Quick said, "We're very blessed with a strong community and, in turn, it helps us be a strong chapter."
Last year, he said, 16 members competed at state-level competition. Several students won awards.[[In-content Ad]]Anyone unable to attend can still provide a financial contribution.
For more information, contact the Agriculture Science and Business Department at 574-371-5088, Ext. 2030, or e-mail [email protected]
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