Grapefruits, apples, oranges, pears, and nectarines all have one thing in common – they were being sold by FFA kids this past month.

“All the members have to help,” FFA director Curt Vajnar said. “There’s a quota, if they don’t sell a certain limit, then they can’t participate in things that cost us money the second semester.”

Along with the fact that students get to participate in events the next semester, they also get different rewards for selling different amounts.

“If they sell 15 boxes, we do the free t-shirt,” Vajnar said. “If they sell 20 we do a hoodie, and if they don’t sell those limits and they still want those shirts, then they’ve got to pay for them.”

If if they sell more than 35 large boxes, then they are paid a dollar every large box they sell after that.

FFA collects money to help fund the Agriculture program. This year they made a little over 5,000 dollars. The money will go to the state and national conventions and the Denver stock show coming in January.

“It just pays for the activities that we participate in,” Vajnar said.

These fruit sales happen every year and will continue for years to come.

“If I quit doing it we’d get phone calls,” Vajnar said. “And it’s good, you’re selling something somebody wants.”

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