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IOWA FARM BUREAU SPOKESMAN | DECEMBER 5, 2018 | 11
POLKPage Editor: Jen Myers • [email protected] SE. Delaware • Ankeny, IA 50021 • p. 515-965-4210
CalendarTuesday, Dec. 11Legislative dinner (6-7 p.m.) followed by December board meeting.
Dec. 24-25Polk County office closed for Christmas holiday.
Tuesday, Jan. 1Polk County office closed for New Year’s Day.
Please noteEffective Jan. 1, 2019, the Polk County Farm Bureau office will not be taking exchange ads by phone anymore. If you are a Polk County member and would like to submit an ad, you may email the informa-tion to [email protected] or send a letter to Jen at the Polk County office. The deadline for exchange ads remains Tuesdays at noon for appearance in the next week’s Spokesman. Thank you for helping us with this transition!
The boxes are ready to be delivered to the children!
From left: Taylor Adams, Janie Walter, Ben Potter and Ellie Owens.
NORTH POLK FFA MEMBERS MAKE CHRISTMAS BOXES
Beginning in 1993, Samari-tan’s Purse has partnered with many churches here in the Unit-ed States, but also across the world, to send boxes of gifts to children around the world. These shoeboxes usually go to countries that have had a natural disaster, impoverished areas, areas affect-ed by war, and many more. For the past three years, the North Polk FFA has been helping send Christmas boxes to these peo-ple who are less fortunate. Four members from the North Polk FFA helped shop and package four boxes. These students went to Walmart to buy toys, writing utensils and hygiene products for the children to enjoy during Christmas. The chapter’s hope is that by doing these Christmas boxes, it will give a child a joyful Christmas and know that there are people in the world who care about them and want to help.
The FFA members show some of the meatloaf and blankets they made.
Students hard at work helping each other to get the last few blankets fin-ished.
Members doing an assembly line to get all the meatloaf packaged.
NORTH POLK FFA CHAPTER SERVES COMMUNITY
Every year, the North Polk FFA does a community service project to serve their community, but to also learn how this affects the peo-ple in the community. This year, the chapter decided to partner with Hope Ministries of Des Moines to serve the homeless in Des Moines. The chapter agreed to make tie blankets and meatloaf. For extra help, the members thought to in-vite the eighth-graders to come and help make everything. On Saturday, Nov. 17, the FFA mem-bers got together to make the tie blankets and meatloaf. For three hours, the chapter had fun making the tie blankets and meatloaf. The meatloaf consisted of chopping up onions, which ended with peo-ple crying, cracking eggs, pouring different ingredients in, mixing the meat with all the ingredients, and finally packaging the meatloaf. The blankets were a lot of fun for the students because the students all pitched in and helped each oth-
er get 37 blankets made.On Wednesday, Nov. 21, the
FFA members loaded up in cars and took all the meatloaf and blankets down to Hope Ministries in Des Moines. At Hope Minis-tries, the students got the oppor-tunity to tour where the meat-loaf and tie blankets go. These items help the homeless during the cold winter months and give them a meal. The chapter mem-bers got the chance to serve their community, but also learn how and where their service goes. The chapter’s hope is that these items will help the people of Des Moines and see how there are people in their own commu-nity who care about them.
The North Polk FFA wants to thank the members who helped make the blankets and meatloaf, Hope Ministries for giving the chapter the opportunity to serve the homeless, and the people who donated the meat and gravy.
JOHNSTON FOREVERGREENS 4-H CLUB MEETSThe Johnston Forevergreens
4-H Club met at the Johnston Crown Point Community Center on Nov. 18. The meeting was called to order by president Samantha Hil-bert. A presentation was given by
Grace Whitlow, which included the 4-H’ers making cards to give to veterans. Grace also provided a snack of cookies and popcorn. There were 13 club members and two guests present. The next club
meeting is Dec. 16 from 2-4 p.m. at the Crown Point Community Center, 6300 Pioneer Parkway, Johnston. Any fourth- through 12th-grade student is welcome to join us.
