Drive-thru zoo helps Pitman FFA connect with community Pitman FFA president Sara Drumonde said Thursday’s drive-thru “petting” zoo event was the first time her chapter has interacted with the community and each other in months (ANGELINA MARTIN/The Journal).
Pitman High School’s Future Farmers of America chapter found a way to connect with the community this week in spite of the pandemic, inviting families to take part in a drive-thru “petting” zoo at the district farm on Thursday.
The event was meant to help the community celebrate National FFA Week and saw a seemingly endless line of cars snake through the farm on Taylor Road, where Turlock Unified School District students of all ages often receive lessons in ag-related topics. Visitors were treated to up-close views of the animals from their cars, including a miniature horse, a donkey, a wooly sheep, a goat, chickens and piglets. Some, like the horse and donkey, came cour