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Roger Cronk was named the January 2022 Hometown Hero of the month

As I look out my window this balmy October afternoon, I see bluebird skies, aspen trees with bare branches and patches of snow in the shady parts of my yard, but it’s still warm enough...

Submitted Some know this line, Living to Serve, as the last in the FFA Motto. For Sleepy Eye FFA members, service may be one of the first words they think of when they think of what FFA is all about. This summer, the Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter applied for a National FFA Year Long Living to Serve Grant for $3,000 in order to help with the Trinity Backpack program, which includes Food Bags each week and Holiday Gift Boxes. With the generosity of the National FFA, CoBank, Tractor Supply Company, CSX, Chevrolet, and Cargill, the Living to Serve Grant became a reality for the Sleepy Eye FFA.

50,000. not all of them are massive operations like the one in new york city. in eastern kentucky, outreach keeps its food in the back of a thrift store. >> most of this side is food. >> donated food is stored anywhere there's space. meals can be made out of just about anything the center receives. >> these are all rems, ready to eat meals. the children love these. >> that's what they serve in the army, isn't it. >> this is what we're giving the children because they have nothing else to eat. >> nine years ago, she started outreach as a backpack food program for children. >> our first priority...