Small Act, Big Impact - North Metro FCA Donates Food to Local High Schools

As everyone knows, all activities at the end of this year were different from normal, especially for high school seniors and the staff who serve them. 

Zach Hansen is the FCA Area Director for the North Metro. Earlier in the spring, the board expressed the desire to encourage their coaches, athletes, and school communities in the north metro but were not sure how to accomplish that when school was not in session. “We were really wrestling with finding our own way to serve coaches and athletes in our backyard, addressing needs that had come up because of the COVID shutdown,” said Zach. Then someone had the great idea to serve sandwiches, and everyone went to work on the logistics. 

There were a lot of smiles as seniors accepted the famous chicken sandwiches. Glen said, “It was interesting watching their reactions. Some were stunned, even though it was nothing. These kids have had a lot taken away this year, and this was something we could give back.” There were a lot of smiles and appreciation that day by seniors who had been so disappointed at the end of their last year in high school. The sandwiches would not ease all their disappointment, but knowing people cared about them touched their hearts.

This small act also made a big impact on staff who had suddenly completely changed their way of teaching for the last two and a half months of the school year. Glen reflected on the first day he walked into Blaine High School carrying a bunch of sandwiches. The staff thought it was “so awesome” that they were bringing them food. When he told them he would be back the next day as well, they were touched. He went on further to say, “For some of those people, we made their day. It was a little icing on the cake. Teachers like to tie up the ribbon at the end of the school year and couldn’t do that this year. Giving them a sandwich was just a little perk. It may not be worth much as far as monetary value, but it was something from the heart.”