By Danny Federico, Riverbend News
On Wednesday, Sept. 29, the Lafayette County UF/IFAS Extension received it's first peanut butter donation for the 2021 Peanut Butter Challenge. This year, the donation was given by first-ever Peanut Butter Ambassador Clay Koon. Koon is a Lafayette County 4-Her who helps his family on their farm, where they have approximately 1,000 acres of peanut crops. UF/IFAS Extension offices will be collecting unopened jars of peanut butter from now until Wednesday, Nov. 24, to help families fight hunger. Last year, the challenge collected approximately 13 tons of peanut butter. To participate, drop of a jar of fresh, unopened peanut butter at one of the following drop-off sites.
Suwannee County:
Farm Bureau Office, 407 Dowling Ave. S.E., in Live Oak
Farm Bureau Office, 308 S.W. Drane St., in Branford
Live Oak Library, 1848 Ohio Ave. S., in Live Oak
Westwood Christian Church, 920 11th St. S.W., in Live Oak
Lafayette County:
176 S.W. Community Cir., in Mayo
Hamilton County:
1143 N.W. U.S. Hwy 41, in Jasper
Peanut Butter Ambassador Clay Koon presented Lafayette County UF/IFAS Extension its first donation for the 2021 Peanut Butter Challenge. Pictured, from left to right, are: Clay Koon, Emily Beach, Laura Goss and Shawn Jackson.