Event to show fun side of FFA, not just ‘cows, sows, and plows’
Marble Falls FFA Chapter President Kenadi Dalton (left) poses for a photo with an array of FFA gear and FFA Advisor Madison Crane, who’s showing off a Marble Falls FFA jacket, outside of the high school. The FFA chapter is hosting a spring fair fundraiser April 5. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey
The Marble Falls High School FFA chapter is hosting its first-ever spring festival fundraiser April 5 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Activities take place in the high school parking lot, 2101 Mustang Drive, and include fun, food, prizes, and contests—cow patty bingo, anyone?
“It’s about getting the community together and showing them what we’re all about,” MFHS FFA chapter President and junior Kenadi Dalton told DailyTrib.com. “It’s not all about cows, sows, and plows.”
Dalton and the rest of the high school FFA officers came up with the fundraiser to cover the costs of traveling for livestock shows, contests, and career and leadership development events across the state. Marble Falls Independent School District has about 400 affiliate FFA members and 60 or so active members, who rely on fundraising to participate in an array of programs.
“We’ve always had this idea of holding an ‘ag olympics’ or something, so we decided to make it our big spring fundraiser,” Dalton said.
The FFA Fest is pay-to-play, with tickets sold to participate in contests like potato sack and wheelbarrow races, bale tossing, a pie-eating contest, limbo, and more. Visitors can also use tickets for a dunk tank featuring MFISD staff or play cow patty bingo. Food and drinks will be sold. Accepted payments are cash, cards, and Venmo.
Marble Falls FFA Advisor Madison Crane helped Dalton and the other chapter officers organize the festival in hopes of building a stronger connection with the community.
“These kids have (agriculture) teachers that want to support them, that want them to build connections and make relationships within the community,” she said. “We’re not only looking for (the community’s) support, but we’re also looking to support them.”