BEDFORD – The Bedford North Lawrence FFA chapter has been awarded a Spring Semester-Long Living to Serve Grant in the amount of $1150.
The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support semester-long service-learning projects that address needs related to community safety; environmental responsibility; hunger, health, and nutrition; and community engagement during the fall semester.
The Bedford North Lawrence FFA plans to help address hunger and promote healthy eating habits in early childhood by building a raised garden and composting area for the North Lawrence Community School corporation’s Playful Pathways Preschool.
FFA members along with the North Lawrence Career Center’s Early Childhood Education students will engage with young children about gardening, sustainability, and healthy eating habits while providing educational materials to parents to continue learning at home.
If you would like to donate to this project and future expansions, please contact Logan Felts at feltsl@nlcs.k12.in.us or Beth Felts at feltsb@nlcs.k12.in.us for more information.
The program provided over $62,000 to FFA chapters in 31 states. The 2023 Spring Semester-Long Living to Serve Grants are sponsored by Tractor Supply Company and Cargill. For more information and a complete listing of sponsors, visit FFA.org/livingtoserve.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 735,000 student members as part of 8,817 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
