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Shawnee FFA livestock will soon be riding in style thanks to the Shawnee Agricultural Education Foundation (SAEF).
The organization is finishing up paper work to purchase a new 24-foot alumminum livestock trailer the Shawnee High School Agriculture and FFA program can use to transport all manner of livestock, Marion McMillan, with the Shawnee Agricultural Education Foundation, said.
“It’s a very nice trailer and it’s fully equipped with all the bells and whistles that make it very usable ... for the members to make it to the stock shows,” McMillan said.
The trailer is a Premium brand aluminum stock trailer that was special orderd for the Ag programs by the Trailer Depot of Shawnee. The trailer is expected to be delivered within the week, McMillan said.
The trailer comes shortly after the FFA program held a consignment auction to help raise fund for the agriculture education and FFA organization. The auction raised about $6,200, which will help the program but was below what the groups expected to raise, ag instructor Ryan Ellis said.
“It’s still a good fundraiser. Obivously it was a great thing. There were a lot of positives to it,” Ellis added. “But, that’s really going to effect how we finish out our year and start next year.” Ellis said.
The auction was helpful, but the revenue generated was below expectiations. Based on the items up for auction, the event could have raised up to $25,000 for the Ag programs. Some items were sold in “alley trading” agreements after the auction closed. This cut out the 10 percent that the students would have received had the items sold during the auction, Ellis said.
“There wasn’t an extreme amount of that, but it was enough that it was openly noticed,” Ellis said. “The only thing it hurt was the kids.”
The auction was still a popular event and beneficial to the program and Ellis and the Foundation are still trying to determine whether to make the auction an annual event or semi-annual event.
The Shawnee ag program suffered a setback last August after theieves stole at least $17,000 worth of tools, curriculum items and other assets that belonged to the school, and items from Ellis’ personal equipment.
The Foundation, is a not-for-profit organization that was formed by local businessmen and attorneys last October to help raise funds to help restore the FFA and ag program and provide students with the tools necessary for those classes.
Shawnee FFA livestock will soon be riding in style thanks to the Shawnee Agricultural Education Foundation (SAEF).
The organization is finishing up paper work to purchase a new 24-foot alumminum livestock trailer the Shawnee High School Agriculture and FFA program can use to transport all manner of livestock, Marion McMillan, with the Shawnee Agricultural Education Foundation, said.
“It’s a very nice trailer and it’s fully equipped with all the bells and whistles that make it very usable ... for the members to make it to the stock shows,” McMillan said.
The trailer is a Premium brand aluminum stock trailer that was special orderd for the Ag programs by the Trailer Depot of Shawnee. The trailer is expected to be delivered within the week, McMillan said.
The trailer comes shortly after the FFA program held a consignment auction to help raise fund for the agriculture education and FFA organization. The auction raised about $6,200, which will help the program but was below what the groups expected to raise, ag instructor Ryan Ellis said.
“It’s still a good fundraiser. Obivously it was a great thing. There were a lot of positives to it,” Ellis added. “But, that’s really going to effect how we finish out our year and start next year.” Ellis said.
The auction was helpful, but the revenue generated was below expectiations. Based on the items up for auction, the event could have raised up to $25,000 for the Ag programs. Some items were sold in “alley trading” agreements after the auction closed. This cut out the 10 percent that the students would have received had the items sold during the auction, Ellis said.
“There wasn’t an extreme amount of that, but it was enough that it was openly noticed,” Ellis said. “The only thing it hurt was the kids.”
The auction was still a popular event and beneficial to the program and Ellis and the Foundation are still trying to determine whether to make the auction an annual event or semi-annual event.
The Shawnee ag program suffered a setback last August after theieves stole at least $17,000 worth of tools, curriculum items and other assets that belonged to the school, and items from Ellis’ personal equipment.
The Foundation, is a not-for-profit organization that was formed by local businessmen and attorneys last October to help raise funds to help restore the FFA and ag program and provide students with the tools necessary for those classes.
