December is the season of giving and the Bowling Green FFA followed suit with the month’s activities. The chapter supports the Dear Santa Society in a multitude of ways. The officer team shopped to help provide Christmas gifts for a family adopted by the chapter.
Extra fruit from the FFA fundraiser was also sorted and delivered to the families of the Dear Santa Society. Members also helped to wrap presents and store all the items in the Ag Department to be delivered to families.
To continue the giving spirit, the freshman classes put together candy cane reindeer which were delivered to three local nursing homes to help spread the holiday cheer. FFA members also collected 198 rolls of wrapping paper to donate to Thayer’s Christmas Dreams program.
Chapter president, Addie Naus, conducted her passion project for the second year. She put collection boxes at the high school, middle school, and all of the elementary schools to collect new toys and donate them to the Toys for Tots through the Salvation Army and WTVG 13 “Hope for the Holidays.” In total, she collected 287 toys for Wood County families.
The chapter held a holiday gathering to wrap up the first semester. The officer team decorated the Ag Department to spread holiday cheer. Members were invited to watch a movie, enjoy a hot chocolate bar, decorate and eat cookies, play games, and participate in some arts and crafts. It was a good way to end the semester and keep members excited for the upcoming events in the new year.
The Bowling Green Agricultural Education Department is a satellite program of Penta Career Center.
