PERRYDALE, Ore. — About 300 Perrydale School District students ages 5 to 18 are taking part in the annual Food for All scramble that will benefit Oregonians around the state.
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PERRYDALE, Ore. â Food For All, the Perrydale FFA-led effort to collect, package and deliver this year nearly 190 tons of farm-grown fresh fruits and vegetables to 8,000 needy families statewide, had a new challenge this year â COVID-19.
Coronavirus concerns have kept students away from the seven Lower Willamette FFA District schools involved in the Food For All packaging efforts.
At Central High School in mid-December, two of the schoolâs custodians, two ag teachers and two English teachers were among a group of 10 or so who were sorting large donations of onions and apples into family-sized net bags for delivery to families throughout the state.