{"id":36183,"date":"2023-09-23T15:40:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T19:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=36183"},"modified":"2023-09-23T15:40:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T19:40:24","slug":"polk-county-car-dealerships-truck-raffle-to-raise-money-for-youth-agriculture-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/09\/23\/polk-county-car-dealerships-truck-raffle-to-raise-money-for-youth-agriculture-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County car dealership’s truck raffle to raise money for youth agriculture programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A Polk County car dealership is raising thousands of dollars to support youth in agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s no secret that working in the agriculture industry takes hard work and dedication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just ask 15-year-old Haylie Stephens, who cares for swine and then sells it at the local youth fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wake up to go feed them around 5 a.m. Every morning before school, I have to get up, go out to the pig barn, and feed the whole barn. Make sure everything\u2019s good. Nothing is sick,\u201d said Haylie Stephens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Haylie\u2019s father said the costs to raise and sell livestock have become increasingly expensive. \u201cFrom feed to medication to the actual pig or the steer or the animal has went up,\u201d said Jerrett Stephens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelley Buick GMC in Bartow is holding its Twenty Buck Truck Raffle<\/a> to help lighten the load for kids in agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you enter<\/a> the raffle for just $20, you have a chance to win a brand-new 2022 GMC Sierra. All the money raised goes to students involved in Future Farmers of America (FFA) and 4-H programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThroughout the last seven years, we\u2019ve given back over a million dollars to the kids in the area. It’s quite substantial and it gets bigger every year,\u201d said Mark Rask with Kelley Buick GMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of times, that money goes towards the college funds for students like Haylie, who are the future of Polk County\u2019s agriculture industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProduction agriculture and sales and all kinds of stuff they can get into. With the support of people like Kelley Buick and the other sponsors that help, it makes it a feasible accomplishment for these kids,\u201d said Stephens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drawing takes place on Oct. 12, National Farmers Day, at the Kelley Buick GMC dealership in Bartow at 4:30 p.m. Sheriff Grady Judd will announce the winner of the 20 Buck Truck. 
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