CATTLE RAISERS COMMUNITY
Dripping Springs FFA and 4-H members are driving Center of the Plate energies to provide essential meat protein to 22 family members.
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ENTER OF THE PLATE, A DRIPPING SPRINGS AREA NON-PROFIT, public charity, donated more than 1,200 pounds of
beef and pork earlier this year to 4 families in need. Through combined efforts with their community, Drip- ping Springs FFA and 4-H members are driving Center of the Plate energies to provide essential meat protein to 22 family members. Five hogs and a beef steer were donated by FFA and
4-H members to Center of the Plate for processing into beef and pork. “Our desire with this initiative is to have a deep impact on multiple families in our community,” said Grace Baxter, co-founder of Center of the Plate and a Dripping Springs FFA and 4-H member. “Providing over 300 pounds to each family resulted in meat on the table for at least 4 months.”
Community collaboration Wilson AC & Appliance, a local retail merchant,
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donated 2 freezers and provided 2 at cost to support Center of the Plate. Dripping Springs Presbyterian Church is housing these freezers for the fami- lies at its central location and covering the electrical costs for the freezers. Collaborating with existing local
meal-service providers School’s Out, Food’s In (SOFI) and Tiger Totes, Center of the Plate identifi ed specifi c families to help. “Center of the Plate offers a unique service to the
under-served of Dripping Springs. Meat protein is costly and often omitted from the food budgets of families we serve,” said Mandi McNutt with School’s Out, Food’s In. “Their efforts complement the SOFI mission. Not only by providing nutritional foods to children, but instill- ing into the next generation an understanding of com- munity responsibility and loving their neighbors well.”
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