Pearl River Area FFA Alumni & Supporters
Supporting Agriculture students at schools in the Town of Pearl River, Louisiana
Good evening everyone. Sorry for the short notice, but 2020 is making things quite challenging. We will be having an Alumni meeting tomorrow Tuesday Oct 27th at 6:30pm at the William's Barn.
37006 Oak Ranch rd
Pearl River
We'll be discussing the upcoming show season, animals, and barn improvements. New members and children are always welcome. Please spread the word. Thanks.
Due to an unexpected emergency we'll have to postpone the meeting scheduled for tonight. We'll post the reschedule when available. Please spread the word. Thanks.
Good evening everyone. We will be having an Alumni meeting on Wednesday Sep 30th at 6:30pm at the William's Barn. If you've never been there, the address is:
37006 Oak Ranch rd
Pearl River
We'll be discussing the upcoming show season, animals, and barn improvements. New members and children are always welcome. Thanks.
10/09/2020
Who's ready for livestock showing season? There's a couple of pig sales this weekend. I hope to see ya'll at one.
St. Tammany Jr. Livestock Association meeting tonight at the Fairgrounds in the cow barn at 6:00pm. Hope to see ya'll there. Spread the word.
29/02/2020
Turkey Shoot is underway! Tons of prizes! Come on out it’s a beautiful day!!!
27/02/2020
Please share and spread the word! A very fun event.
We are still in need of donations for the auction!! Anything is appreciated. All donations are tax deductible. Please let me know if you would like to donate.
Thank you to Mr. Mike and Ms. Karen Daw for your donation to the auction! Yall are awesome! We really appreciate it.
TV Fundraiser Raffle Drawing!!!
GOING LIVE IN 5 MINUTES!!! COME WATCH THE TV DRAWING!
28/01/2020
We don't have the results of all the area kids that participated in the Parish Livestock Show, but we do have the results from the kids at the barn. Remember, this is the first time that these kids have owned livestock, and only the second show that they've been to. We're extremely proud of these students and all their hard work. Good luck next week at District.
Shelby Roberson: Reserve Grand Champion, Market Heavyweight Goat
Isabella Bowen: 2nd place in class
McKenna Walters: 3rd place in class
Katelynn Holifield: 2nd in class Yorkshire Market gilt.
3rd in class Cross Market Barrow
5th in class Cross Market Gilt
Christopher Wallace: 1st in class AOB Market Gilt.
Reserve Grand Champion AOB Market Gilt.
Caitlin Wallace: 2nd in class Duroc Breeding Gilt.
2nd in class Duroc Market hog
Bailey Lagman: Nigerian Dwarf 6th in class.
Goat Showmanship 4th place
Premier Exhibitor Jr Division Goat 1st Place.
Chloe Lagman: 2nd in class AOB Market Barrow.
Shelby Lagman: Champion Poultry Intermediate Showmanship
1st in class Poultry Plymouth Barred Rock.
2nd in class Poultry Old English Game Bantam
Premier Exhibitor Intermediate Division Poultry 2nd Place
Premier Exhibitor Intermediate Division Goat 3rd Place.
23/01/2020
We need donations for the auction! Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated. We started passing out the donation letters yesterday to some local businesses. If you havent recieved a letter and would like to have one so that you can donate please let us know. You can call or message Vicki 985-960-0256.
In an effort to raise money for the Pearl River FFA Alumni Assoc. we will be holding a silent auction Feb 29th. We are looking for donations of any type (gift certificates, services, large and small items, any items that can be used in baskets, monetary donations that will be used to buy items to be auctioned, etc). So anything you would like to donate will be greatly appreciated. The auction will take place on the PRAFFAA page beginning at 11:00 a.m Feb 29th. The items for the auction will also be available to see in person at the Williams Barn project beginning at 9:00 that morning. All donations are tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation please contact Vicki Williams 985-960-0256 or Christy Himel 504-799-9938. Thank you all for your support!
Good morning everyone. Due to the bad weather we will be canceling the Turkey Shoot for today. Please share. Thanks, and have a safe day.
Don’t forget if you need shopping time bring the kids!
15/12/2019
The local FFA and 4-H students had a swine and goat Showmanship clinic at the barn last week.
Thanks Carley Davis and Mike Scott for putting this on for them.
12/12/2019
Good luck girls!
08/12/2019
Thanks to everyone who came out today for the Barn Open House! Thanks again to all of our donors who helped make this transformation possible! We still have some work to do but we are making amazing progress.
07/12/2019
Phil is dressed and ready for his visitors! Stop by for some s’mores and see the amazing restoration to the Barn! 37006 Oak Ranch Rd, Pearl River, LA 70452-5304
06/12/2019
This is a little late due to technical problems, but the kids from the barn participated in the Bayou Area Livestock Show on Nov 23rd, and we'd like to congratulate them on their accomplishments and hard work.
Shelby Lagman:
5th in Showmanship
3rd in Class Nigerian Dwarf Buck
Bailey Lagman:
4th in Showmanship
5th in Class Nigerian Dwarf Buck
Chris Wallace:
1st in Class Nigerian Dwarf Buck
Caitlin Wallace:
2nd in Class Duroc Gilt Market Hog
3rd in Class Duroc Barrow Market Hog
1st in Class Nigerian Dwarf Doe
Katelynn Holifield:
1st Class York Market Hog
3rd in Class Blue Butt Cross Market Hog
Also Traveling with the group was
Xander Yates:
4th in Showmanship
2nd in Class Barrow Market Hog
25/11/2019
Mark your calendars! Spread the word!!!
21/11/2019
Congratulations to Brianne 3rd place Prepared Speaking & Camryn 1st place Employment Skills!! Way to go girls!!!
20/11/2019
Good luck to the Creekside & PR girls tonight!!!
19/11/2019
Come have some hot chocolate & smores and see the barn!
Anyone up for another Turkey Shoot???
17/11/2019
Thanks to everyone that came out today for our first Turkey Shoot! We had a great time and will be planning another in December. Thanks to our sponsors. Jubilee, A-1 Wreckers, Tractor Supply, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Detection Lab K9 Tim Bennett and many more!!!
12/11/2019
Gr8 Neighbor opens doors for students’ farm animals FOX 8 Gr8 Neighbor makes room in donated barn for local students to house their farm animals.
Way to go Richie, Kenny, Roy, Chris, Shawn, Britanee and all of the kids! Thanks Troy Duhon and all of our awesome volunteers!!!
Sharing the first part of the story. So very proud of our group! Pearl River Area FFA Alumni & Supporters!!
Watch Fox8’s Gr8 Neighbor segment coming up soon! Here is a peek!
Don't forget to watch Fox 8 Live tonight at 9pm & 10pm!
Visit our NEW Website! www.praffaalum.org
11/11/2019
Be sure to tune in to Fox 8 News at 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm for an exciting story about the PRAFFA Alumni Barn Project!
Student Barn Project/Fox 8 Gr8 Neighbor
The PRAFFA Alumni & Supporters realized that many students in Riverside Elementary, Creekside Junior High and Pearl River High schools wanted to participate and show live stock but did not have a place to house their animals. Our founder, Richie Schaefer worked with the Williams family who donated a portion of their family barn to the project. Richie met with the St. Tammany Parish School Board and then began to rally members and volunteers to get the barn ready for the students and their animals. Richie along with Kenny Martin, Roy Yates, Shawn Symons, Chris Wallace, Joe Milczarek and many others go to work and turned the six stalls into 12 for the animals. The barn is nearly full now and students have a place for their award winning animals. We still have more repairs and work to do. Please help us with your donations! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EHDP7VNJ68SZY&source=url
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