Trick-or-Treating for the Community

by Dakoda Maguire

Every year on Halloween, FFA members put on their official dress and go door-to-door in Princeville asking for canned goods and other food items to donate to the Princeville Community Food Bank. 

This tradition “helps the community by providing food for those who are less fortunate,” reported sophomore FFA member Kyle Bird. 

Freshman member Kate Colgan said, “It’s great because people don’t have to worry about if they’ll have food on the table.” 

Carrie Gill, an involved sophomore member, thinks that the best part of the food drive is getting to “go to people’s houses and show the fact that FFA cares and we’re here for our community.” 

The FFA organization believes that as we get ready for Thanksgiving, we should be thankful for what we have, and help the people who don’t have as much as we do. This year, the FFA gathered 35 bags full of donations. FFA vice president, Kip Hoerr,  said that compared to previous years, this year’s canned food drive was very similar with around the same amount of volunteers and around the same amount of donations.

The holidays can be stressful enough without having to worry about whether or not there will be food on the table. The canned food drive helps make sure that people will have food for the holidays. 

“People are happy if they give, and those that receive are even happier,” said Colgan.