Contact: Ken Dean, Western Farm Show Manager
Kansas FFA Chapters Collect 865 Food Items
For 2015 Western Farm Show Border Battle Food Drive
The more than 900 Kansas FFA members who attended the 2015 Western Farm Show held recently in
Kansas City, Mo., played an important role in the overall success of the show’s annual “Border Battle” food
drive.
The 18 participating Kansas chapters collected and delivered 865 cans and other non-perishable food
items for the drive. Combined with the collections of 76 participating Missouri FFA chapters, the drive
produced 7,642 pounds of food – enough to provide 6,368 meals.
This total represented twice as many pounds of food as that collected by FFA participants at the 2014
Western Farm Show. Food collections were turned over to Harvesters Community Food Network, a regional
food bank based in Kansas City that serves a 26-county area of northwestern Missouri and northeastern
Kansas.
“All of the participating FFA chapters can be very proud of this achievement and the knowledge that
their efforts will directly help many in our region who are fighting hunger,” said Cory Haves, Vice President of
Training and Education for the Western Equipment Dealers Association, which owns and produces the
Western Farm Show. “We commend all of these students and their advisors for the hard work and dedication
they have shown in making this year’s Western Farm Show food drive such a huge success.”
(Insert Kansas FFA quote).
Top Performing Chapters
Kansas leading chapters included Southeast FFA with 542 donated items and Ft. Scott FFA with 125
items. The chapter with the highest total for both states was Lone Jack, Mo., with 1,944 items. The larger
number of Missouri FFA chapters were able to claim “bragging rights” in this year’s Border Battle Food Drive
because they had the highest combined collections.
About the Western Farm Show
The 2015 Western Farm Show was held Feb. 20-22 at the American Royal Complex in Kansas City. It
featured over 500 exhibitors and more than 400,000 square feet of floor space, showcasing one of the largest
indoor displays of farm equipment and other agricultural products in the Midwest. Other attractions included
the Low-Stress Livestock Handling Demonstration, the Health & Safety Roundup, Family Living Center and the
Championship Truck & Tractor Pull.
To learn more and see highlights from the 2015 show, visit www.WesternFarmShow.com, like us on
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