The Fort Morgan Times

Wiggins FFA Hired Hand Auction set for Monday

Wiggins FFA Alumni and Supporters Steak Sandwich Supper also happening that night

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The Wiggins FFA Chapter and Wiggins FFA Alumni and Suppor ters invites the community to attend their annual FFA Hired Hand Auction and Alumni and Supporters Steak Sandwich Supper Scholarshi­p Fundraiser, according to a news release.

These two events will take place on Monday, March 8, in the Wiggins High School Cafeteria and Auditorium. The supper begins at 6 p.m., followed by the Hired Hand Auction at 7 p.m.

The supper is sponsored by the Wiggins FFA Alumni and Suppor ters.

Steak sandwich meal tickets are $10 a piece and a hotdog meal is $5. There will be to-go meals available.

Proceeds from the meal will supplement the Wiggins FFA Alumni and Suppor ters Scholarshi­p Fund. Pre-purchase tickets from any Wiggins FFA Alumni and Suppor ters member, Wiggins FFA member, or by calling the Wiggins

Agricultur­al Education Department at 970-4837762, ext. 4213. Tickets also may be purchased at the door.

There will be 32 Wiggins FFA members, along with their advisor, Rockie Ernst, who will be auctioned of f for an eight-hour work day. These individual­s have a wide variety of work experience­s and background­s that could prove valuable to their buyers.

The profits from the hired hand auction goes towards covering costs for attending state and national FFA leadership workshops and convention­s, state career developmen­t events, and various local activities.

The organizers encouraged people to attend both the supper and the auction.

“It’s great food and the auction is great entertainm­ent, plus, you can hire an FFA member to help you withyourwo­rkatyour home or business,” the news release stated.

 ?? Doug Larkey / Special to The Times ?? Auctioneer Chuck Miller asks Isaac Collier about his hobbies: video games, work and sleeping, at the 2020 Wiggins FFA Hired Hand Auction. The 2021 auction happens Monday, March 8, at Wiggins High School.
Doug Larkey / Special to The Times Auctioneer Chuck Miller asks Isaac Collier about his hobbies: video games, work and sleeping, at the 2020 Wiggins FFA Hired Hand Auction. The 2021 auction happens Monday, March 8, at Wiggins High School.
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