Giving Back

Young people giving back

Palmetto High School Future Farmers of America members and agriculture students sort through donated food Tuesday morning as they complete handing out their first ton of food at the Church of Hope in Palmetto. The students grew and gathered donations from November to March totaling over one ton of food through FFA's Food for All program. "We handed out food for 165 families today. It is such an amazing thing to see young people give back," said Julie D.Tillett, PHS Agriculture / FFA advisor.
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The Palmetto Agriculture students and FFA members recognized that food insecurity is a problem in their community and decided to take action, holding a food drive and handing out food to those in need.

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