After celebrating their 50th anniversary this past month, Fillmore Women’s Service Club president Jeanne Klittich told her members it was time to put their hard earned money back into their community. She tasked Service Club members to find worthy causes that would improve and benefit the families that call Fillmore home. Service Club member Shelly Johnson teamed up with Fillmore FFA Booster president Scott Beylik and presented the plans for a new meats laboratory on the Fillmore School Farm. Years ago the previous meats lab had been ruined in the flooding of the Santa Clara River in 2005. With the help of the FFA Boosters, Scott Beylik and Rigo Landeros had new plans drawn, and the cement pad pored, but more funds were needed to erect the building.

The Fillmore Women’s Service Club voted to award $20,000 to the structure that will serve hundreds of Fillmore students for years to come. Shelly Johnson said’ “I wanted the club to put their money into something that would serve hundreds of students for years, possibly even decades.” She went on to talk about how she grew up in the butcher business and how teaching students about the meat industry is an important part of agriculture. Members of the Women’s Service Club, FFA Boosters, and Ag Advisory Board, gathered on the cement pad for the meats lab and presented the $20,000 check the Fillmore FFA officers, Agriculture teachers, and Principal.

Submitted by Pam Klittich
Student Teacher Fillmore High School