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Olympia FFA Alumni & Supporters
host a new fundraiser event
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 [March 12, 2022]
The Olympia FFA Alumni & Supporters group hosted a new FFA dinner
and fundraising night with both live and silent auctions on
Saturday, February 12th. The event was held at the Mt. Hope-Funks
Grove Park District Gym in McLean. The goal of the Olympia FFA
Alumni & Supporters group is to raise money and provide support for
the local Agricultural Education Program.
More than 265 people came together for the catered dinner which
included a generous pork cutlet, mashed potatoes, green beans,
salad, roll, homemade desserts and drink. Tickets for the event were
sold in advance. The meal was catered by Wiegand’s Trails End BBQ
and the desserts were provided by local alumni. Many local
businesses and individuals donated money or items to be sold on the
silent or live auctions. The live auction was conducted by Naughton
Auction Service. Both auctions were very successful with about 40
items each.
Metal signs created from the Chapter’s CNC Plasma Cutting Table and
a big screen TV were big-ticket items for the auction this year.
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Senior, Adam Swartzendruber stated, “We spent a lot of time designing and
cutting the various signs for the auction and it was nice to see that hard work
benefit our FFA chapter.”
The event raised over $18,000 from meals, auction items and cash donations. The
money will be used for college scholarships for senior FFA members and other ag
program needs. A current need includes the school greenhouse renovation project.
FFA Advisor, Bryce Hoffman stated, “we have been discussing a live auction
format for several years now. Our annual silent auction at the boys basketball
game was canceled last year due to the pandemic. It seemed like the right time
to try something different this year. It was challenging to put together, but
the results were awesome!”
The Olympia FFA Alumni & Supporters plan to make this an annual event. Thank you
to the local businesses for donations, community members for your support, and
the FFA alumni for organizing this successful event.
[Bryce A. Hoffman
Ag Teacher/FFA Advisor
Olympia High School]
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