The Pilot Grove FFA Chapter is scheduled to participate in the Missouri FFA Food Insecurity Day Tuesday, August 13, at the Missouri State Fair.
A news release says chapter members will join 750 FFA members and agricultural leaders from around the state to spend the day packing more than 100,000 meals to feed Missouri children and families in need.
The FFA Food Insecurity Service Day is a component of the 2019 “Drive to Feed Kids” campaign, which focuses on kids feeding kids. Missouri Farmers Care, in partnership with Brownfield Ag News, Bayer, the Missouri State Fair, the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri FFA Association, have a goal to fill the void by securing funds and food which will provide nourishment for food insecure Missouri youth.
In addition to FFA Food Insecurity Service Day, Tuesday, August 13, is “Missouri Farmers Care Food Drive Tuesday” at the Missouri State Fair. Fairgoers can participate by bringing two or more canned food items to the Centennial Gate and receive discounted $2 fair admission.
Missouri Farmers Care encourages companies and individuals to support their local FFA chapter in this mission. If you would like to partner with MFC to benefit the Drive to Feed Kids, contact Ashley McCarty, MFC executive director, at ashley@mofarmerscare.com. Individual donations can be made at mofarmerscare.com/drive or by texting “Drive2” to 44321. All proceeds will be dedicated to Feeding Missouri’s network of food banks which work across the state to alleviate childhood hunger.