[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E82]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  THANKING THE SHERRARD HIGH SCHOOL FFA FOR DONATING PRODUCE TO LOCAL 
                             FOOD PANTRIES

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 1, 2021

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to thank the Sherrard High 
School FFA for donating over 2,766 pounds of homegrown produce to local 
food pantries in Sherrard and Milan, Illinois.
  The Sherrard FFA manages a garden used to grow produce for local food 
pantries to help those with food insecurity. Students drive the produce 
to local food banks to donate to those in need. The COVID-19 pandemic 
has created heightened food insecurity in our communities and around 
the country. The Sherrard FFA provides a much-needed service to the 
local community. I commend the efforts of the Sherrard FFA, and I am 
proud of the selfless work they are doing to feed the hungry.
  It is because of community leaders such as the Sherrard FFA that I am 
especially proud to serve Illinois' 17th Congressional District. Madam 
Speaker, I would like to again formally thank the Sherrard FFA for 
donating freshly grown produce to local food pantries, helping to 
alleviate the insecurities families in our district face today.

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