A student group called Family, Career and Community Leaders of America encourages young adults to be active proponents for a positive community. An FCCLA sector in Tracy, California, recently answered their club's calling by planning a luncheon for local veterans.
"It is a day thanking them for their service, and now it is our turn to serve them," Marlee Baker, 15, a sophomore and secretary of the club, told Tracy Press.
Baker and the members of her student organization will open up the cafeteria in their high school to host former servicemembers, share a meal and listen to their stories. The event will take place right before Veterans Day, making it even more relative to the service community.
All VFWs are encouraged to join the West High School FCCLA for the BBQ, which will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Nov. 7. Veterans will be served beef, chicken, coleslaw, beans and dessert free of charge, according to Tracy Press. There will also be a special half-hour ceremony dedicated to veterans.
The students of the FCCLA did a large portion of the fundraising for the event themselves, however, local businesses and donors were actively involved in making the veterans' lunch happen.