Olympia FFA Members “Dodge” Hunger with Section 9 FFA

[March 26, 2018] 

Imagine a little boy, watching a family movie and not having something to snack on. Sadly, this is a reality for many people.

Olympia High School FFA “Lived to Serve” when they attended the first annual, Section 9 FFA event; “Dodging Hunger,” in order to help flood victims in Kankakee on March 8th.

Hosted at Midwest Food Bank (MFB), the evening began with pizza and an inspirational video about the impact MFB has in family’s lives across America. Students then worked side by side, creating an assembly line and efficiently packing 370 boxes!

After the service project was complete, Team Olympia competed in a Section 9 dodgeball tournament and visited with FFA friends from across the section.

Olympia students in attendance were, Dawson Banister, Josie Litwiller, Cavit and Molly Schempp. Section 9 FFA President, Kylie Miller, reflected saying, “It was so awesome to see our members come together to work on a project, with smiles on their faces and a true passion in their hearts, in order to help others.”

FFA members had a hand in getting food to a family in need, so that a little boy can watch a family movie, with snacks, and create memories to last a lifetime.

[Submitted by Molly Schempp-FFA Vice President]