VERSAILLES – Versailles FFA has been able to conduct several community service projects during the month of December. Earlier in the month Versailles FFA donated oranges and apples to Kinder Corner, Brilliant Beginnings, Versailles Pre School, Versailles Senior Citizen Center and Versailles Health Care Center.
Versailles FFA also adopted a family and purchased gifts for that family through the Versailles Council of Churches. Another record-breaking amount of toys was collected in the Versailles community as part of the toy drive.
Versailles FFA would like to thank the following locations for donating their facilities to use as toy drop-off locations: St. Denis Catholic Church, Versailles Christian Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, Versailles Schools, Versailles United Methodist Church, Webster United Methodist Church, Versailles Ace Hardware, Versailles Saving and Loan, Park National Bank, Dollar General and John’s IGA. On December 13th, the Versailles FFA assisted the Council of Churches with their annual food, gift and toy distribution. Each family that came in on Dec 13th was able to select 5 brand new toys per child, additional toys from the toy drive were donated to Rustic Home and St Vincent DePaul. Versailles FFA would like to once again thank the community for their generosity and support of the new toy drive. Versailles FFA would like to extend a thank you to Scott Garrison, Wyatt Reese Memorial Fund and Versailles Savings and Loan for their generous donations to assist with the toy and food distribution. In addition to the toys, gifts, can goods, each family that participated was able to leave with a box of fresh food items that included: hamburger patties, a pack of hot dogs, milk, butter, eggs, salad, cheese, potatoes, mac and cheese, ketchup, bottle of ranch, carrots, peanut butter, baked beans, applesauce, box of cereal, toilet paper, dish soap, paper towels, loaf of bread and buns, apples and oranges made possible through generous supporters of Versailles FFA.
A special thanks to John’s IGA for selling the items at a wholesale price and donating toward each food box. The Versailles FFA also sponsored a Can Food Drive the last week of school for all Jr. High and High school students and donated cans to benefit the Versailles area food pantry sponsored through the Versailles area Council of Churches. The canned food drive was another huge success this year. Over 9,000 cans of food, cleaning supplies and personal hygiene items were donated and over $3000 were collected in the high and middle school and donated to the Versailles Council of Churches, again thanks to the students, staff and administration for making this activity so successful.
Results of the high school include: placing 1st average of 185.75 cans per student in Mrs. Kremer’s 1st period class. This class will have a pizza party in January. Placing 2nd was Mrs Hoying’s 1st-period class with an average of 56.25 cans per student and placing 3rd was Mr. Swank’s 1st-period class with a 32-can average per student. In the middle school placing, 1st was Mrs Shappe’s Tiger Team with an average of 54.7 cans per student and will win a pizza party in January. Placing 2nd was Mrs Davis’s Tiger Team with an average of 44.5 cans per student and placing 3rd was Mrs Tyo’s Tiger Team homeroom with a 157.7 cans average per student.
Thanks to everyone’s generosity with the Can Food Drive. A special thank you is extended to the Reese family for donating a considerable amount of good items in memory of Wyatt Reese’s Tiger Team of Mrs Shappie. A special thank you to Mrs Wuebker’s 7th-period class for helping deliver the cans.
The Versailles FFA would like to give a special thank you to all the staff, students, and parents who supported the Canned Food Drive. The Versailles FFA would like to thank the community interactions committee for helping organize many of the activities and special thanks are extended to committee co-chairs Ruthie Smith and Symone Grieshop.
In addition, the greenhouse management class grew poinsettia that were donated to the health care center and senior citizens center.
The Versailles FFA would like to thank the Versailles community for their support of the recent community service projects sponsored by the Versailles FFA.