{"id":196673,"date":"2025-04-21T13:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/agriculture\/the-many-ways-ffa-chapters-do-spring-fundraising\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T13:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T13:22:21","slug":"the-many-ways-ffa-chapters-do-spring-fundraising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=196673","title":{"rendered":"The many ways FFA chapters do spring fundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"


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With spring officially here, FFA chapters nationwide are organizing fundraising events and sales to support their programs and activities.<\/p>\n

As chapters gear up for state convention, fundraising is crucial to cover the costs of travel and lodging in addition to preparation for state-level competitions. From car shows to plant sales and BBQ dinners, here are some of the ways chapters are raising funds this spring:<\/p>\n

Baker FFA\u2019s Drive-Through BBQ Dinner in Baker City, Oregon<\/h3>\n
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Image courtesy of Susan Watt via Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Baker FFA Chapter held a community BBQ dinner, partnering with a local meat producer, catering company, and a network of volunteers and sponsors to organize the drive-through BBQ event. The fundraiser is a tradition that dates back to the latter part of the aughts, when FFA Advisor Nicole Merchant was an ag student at Baker High School.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn average we serve 1,200 to 1,300 people. We normally prep for 1,500 so that we can feed all the kids who help, as well as the parents and alumni members who come in to assist,\u201d Merchant said.<\/p>\n

The chapter\u2019s BBQ Drive-Through Committee, led by the chair and assistant chair, takes charge of planning the event. They work closely with sponsors like Beef Northwest, who often donates the meat, and AgWest, which sponsors the water bottles provided in the meals. The committee also coordinates with the city for traffic control and organizes volunteer sign-ups, ensuring the dinner runs smoothly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re gaining marketing skills, learning how to organize a fundraiser like this, and developing teamwork abilities as they work with a partner to deliver meals,\u201d explained Merchant. \u201cOur middle school students also come to help, so we often pair a high school student with a middle school student to help them build relationships and work together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event, known as the Helping Hands BBQ, doubles as a community outreach project. After the event, half of the proceeds are donated to a local community member in need.<\/p>\n

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Mason FFA\u2019s Maple Syrup Sale in Mason, Michigan<\/h3>\n
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The Mason FFA Chapter has been making and selling maple syrup to support the chapter since the 1960s. Although their equipment and technologies have evolved over the years, the members still tap, harvest the sap, and make the syrup themselves.<\/p>\n

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Douglas FFA\u2019s Car Show in Castle Rock, Colorado<\/h3>\n
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Douglas FFA is hosting a car show at the local fairgrounds, where every car entered will have a chance of competing for special awards to be voted on by the public. All proceeds from the event will go to funding chapter travel to competitions and overall chapter operations to help members explore future careers in the agriculture industry.<\/p>\n

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South Jefferson FFA\u2019s Puffin Sale in Adams, New York<\/h3>\n
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Members of South Jefferson FFA sold frozen pastries through their annual Puffin Sale, where community members purchased a variety of fruit and cream-filled treats to support the chapter.<\/p>\n

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Dove Creek FFA\u2019s Plant Sale in Statham, Georgia<\/h3>\n
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The Dove Creek FFA Chapter held its annual spring plant sale, where members sold a variety of flowering annuals, ferns and hanging baskets. In the winter members plant their products and then continue to care for them until the spring, when they organize the plant sale.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur students plant, water, and then work the plant sale, and they do all the prep work,\u201d said Brandon Walker, the Dove Creek FFA Advisor. \u201cThey\u2019re also able to help customers to their car, take up the money, they pretty much run the sale during the school day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walker noted that students gain a range of skills through the fundraiser, not only in plant science but also in marketing, accounting, and communication.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey get to see how a plant goes from a plug stag to a finished product, but then they also get to see the market side, as I have them make the sales flier. On sale day, the students are counting money and learning customer service,\u201d Walker said.<\/p>\n

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Gilbert FFA\u2019s Spring Market in Gilbert, Arizona<\/h3>\n
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Gilbert FFA members organized a spring market at their high school, featuring student-run booths with food, crafts and displays in addition to a scavenger hunt and petting zoo.<\/p>\n

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Henning FFA\u2019s Fruit Sales in Henning, Minnesota<\/h3>\n
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Members of Henning FFA sold boxes of fruits and snacks to help support their chapter, including grapefruits, oranges, apples, pears, cheese gourmet sausage, gourmet nuts, cheese spreads, beef jerky, and ground coffee.<\/p>\n

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Paris FFA\u2019s Blue & Gold Meat Sales in Paris, Arkansas<\/h3>\n
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The Paris FFA chapter sold high-quality sausage, chicken and bacon from the Blue & Gold Sausage Co., a family-owned and operated business that sells meat exclusively through fundraising efforts.<\/p>\n

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Kate Walker is a student at Georgia College and State University. Originally from Watkinsville, Georgia, she has a passion for writing and all things agriculture.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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