Fall Feast
Submitted by Dominic Vieira
Students were promised a “Fall Feast” full of food and fun for the Turlock FFA meeting. What the
over 200 members of the chapter didn’t know was that this “Fall Feast” was actually a “Hunger
Banquet”. During the meeting all of the members were seated on the floor for the regular business
portion of the meeting, but soon after that they were divided into three groups. Ten percent
of the attendees received
the first tickets, which
symbolized first world
countries such as the U.S.
and England; these lucky
elite would receive a full
course meal, table set with
china, silverware and
nice floral arrangement.
Thirty percent of the
members received a
second colored ticket that
represented the second
world countries such as
Russia and Poland, would
be seated at tables; they
ate off paper plates and
received meat and salad.
The final 60% of hungry
high school students had received a ticket that represented the developing countries of the world
like El Salvador and Mexico. This massive group sat on the floor and were served nothing but
rice and water. While the students ate their meals guest speaker Gary Soiseth, the new Mayor
of Turlock, spoke about his work with the US Department of Food and Agriculture, as well as
the issue of hunger both local and global. Once Mr. Soiseth finished his speech and all of the
members finished their meals, the advisors brought out trays of food for all to enjoy.
The South Coast Regional Leadership Team
had a blast in the 2014 year and is ready
for another great one in 2015! We began
our journey with the Sectional Officer
Leadership Conference and Chapter Officer
Leadership Conference, and were able to
motivate members throughout our region to
step up and become leaders that will make a
difference. The theme for this year is “Unlock
Your Potential,” and I believe our region has
done just that as every member steps outside
of his or her comfort zone.
Our regional team has truly become a
family throughout our endeavors, and after
returning from a weekend of camping at
Limekiln Campgrounds for our winter retreat,
we are extremely exc