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Atwater High and FFA Participate in
Local and State Can Hunger Drive
Members of the Atwater High School FFA and Atwater
High School Leadership class geared themselves in
the final weeks of the school semester not only
towards their academic goals, but their community
service and holiday spirit too. Over 3500 cans were
collected by Atwater High School students prior to
the semester break. 1400 cans were delivered to the
Merced County Food Bank in late November and 2150
cans were donated to the Atwater Interact Club last
week and distributed to families in the Atwater
Community. “I think the experience of delivering the
food to families in need throughout the community
was a powerful impact with our students as they
understood firsthand how fortunate they are in
comparison to the challenges many in our community
face,” said FFA advisor Beth Knapp.
The total number of cans was also documented with
the California FFA Association as part of the State
FFA’s “The Can Hunger – Million – Can Challenge”.
The event is sponsored by the National FFA Alumni
and Toyota. The California FFA Association is
committed to collecting 500,000 cans throughout the
310 FFA chapters throughout California.
This year’s event was co-directed by Atwater FFA
advisor Beth Knapp and AHS Director of Activities
Nathan Braga. “The enthusiasm and efforts of our
students towards the gift of “giving” is really what
the holiday season is all about, ” said Braga.
Written By: Mekayla Coughran, Atwater FFA
December 2009 |
