Inman FFA
INMAN, Kan. — FFA and 4H students from Inman are getting supplies together to help wildfire victims in the Texas panhandle.
According to a Facebook post from the Inman FFA, there has been a wildfire raging through Texas with over 1 million acres burned as of Thursday night's totals making it the second-largest wildfire in US history. Many farmers, FFA, and 4H members have lost everything.
Inman Voag is proud to team up with Country Cousins 4H Club, as well as, the Southwest FFA District of Kansas to join a supply drive to get much-needed items to the folks in Texas that desperately await it.
Inman Voag will be a coordinating spot for collecting these items as well as garnering transportation to join the Southwest FFA District Convoy that will be headed down to Texas next Saturday.
The following is a list of requested items that were compiled by the Ag Teacher and FFA Advisor in Canadian Texas:
Water
Gatorade
Leather Gloves
Liquid IV
Pickle hydrate shots, Bob's Pickle Pops, Pickles, and Pickle Juice
Packets of chips, cookies, jerky, nuts, sunflower seeds
Chapstick
Travel sunscreen and Aloe
Bandanas
Towels (hands and washrags)
Baby wipes
Baby powder
Gold Bond Powder
Flashlights
AA & AAA Batteries
Advil/Tylenol
Toilet Paper
Cooling Neck wraps
Carabiner Clips
Hay
Cattle Cubes (20-38%)
Calf Starter
All stock (12%)
Layer feed for chickens
Alfalfa pellets
Adult horse feed
Cat and dog feed
fencing supplies
mineral tubs
empty mineral tubs
Our community has a strong history of helping others during times of need and we are always grateful for the support that is given.
If you have the means and wish to donate to the cause, please reach out to Mr. Knapp at [email protected] or Katie Sawyer of Country Cousins at [email protected] to schedule a drop off of items to the Ag Shop.
We will start accepting donations Friday and take them through Thursday, March 7. If you have an abnormally large drop-off of items, please call Mr. Knapp at the high school to discuss storage options prior to delivering.
Thank you, once again for joining in our efforts to help others in need.
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