7th Annual Beast Feast

May 1, 2010 at the FFA Leadership Training Center

FLORIDA FFA FOUNDATION HOSTS BEAST FEAST AND AUCTION

(Haines City, FL)  The Florida FFA Foundation is serving up a variety of wild game and seafood at the 7th Annual Beast Feast & Auction on Saturday, May 1, 2010 to benefit the FFA Leadership Training Center (LTC). Along with feasting on venison, pork, gator, shrimp, fried grouper, turkey, conch salad, oyster stew, swamp cabbage, low country boil, peanuts, homemade ice cream, key lime pie and many other foods, guests can enjoy raffles, silent and live auctions, exhibits and entertainment. Items to be auctioned at this time include vacation trips, airboat tours, fishing trips, hunting trips, framed prints, grills, gift baskets, livestock feed, fishing and hunting equipment, gift certificates to local stores and restaurants and a wide variety of other exciting items. As a special addition to this year’s event there will be drawings from the admission ticket stubs worth $2,500. The person drawn for the winning tickets must be present to win.

The Beast Feast will be held at the LTC at 5000 Firetower Road, off Highway 542 (Hatchineha Road) near Haines City from 11:30 to 2:00 p.m. Annually the LTC hosts a variety of meetings, conferences and workshops for FFA and other organizations.

Many “friends” of FFA and Florida Agriculture are stepping forward with efforts to help out the organization that benefited them as students.  The foundation provides the resources necessary to recognize the leaders which our organization is known for, while the FFA Association provides the paths for students to succeed. As an avid supporter of FFA, “we take great pride in being a part of the Leadership Training Center fundraiser” states Fred Williams, Southern Coast Manager, Land O’Lakes Purina LLC.

“As a business owner I see the skills these young people gain, the influence they will have on the job market”  said Dennis Der, owner of Southside Farm Supply of Plant City and Chairman of the 2010 Beast Feast and Auction Committee.  “Many FFA members have gone on to become politicians, lawyers, researchers, teachers and the list goes on. The point is, without the LTC and the leadership training these young people receive, they may not achieve those positive influences that guided those who went before them.”

Anyone wishing to help Florida FFA can do so by becoming an event sponsor, donating items for the silent or live auction and by purchasing or selling tickets.

For tickets or more information about this event, contact Dennis Der at (813) 759-0132 ext. 3 or Gary Bartley at (863) 439-7332 ext 6321. You may also visit the website at www.floridaffafoundation.org and click on Special Events/Beast Feast.

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO THE HOME PAGE AND LOOK FOR SPECIAL EVENTS/BEAST FEAST!

There you will find downloadable Auction Donation Form, Poster, Ticket Order Form and much more!