FFA Member Turns Project Into Food For The Needy

July 3, 2017

Cora Andrews, a senior member of the the J.M. Tate FFA Chapter, has been showing a market hog in the Gulf Coast Agriculture and Natural Resources Youth Organization (GCANRYO) Spring Livestock Show for the past two years.

As the show season approached this year, Andrews started brainstorming about a way she could use this project to help others. Having a heart for those in need, she called Loaves and Fishes and spoke with them about donating her market hog to their organization. Andrews decided on Loaves and Fishes because they serve approximately 4,600 meals to Pensacola’s homeless each month.

Andrews purchased her market swine on January 7th, weighing 70 pounds. Over the next several months,  she spent hours caring for and preparing “Wilma” for the Spring Livestock Show.

After the show, the participants are required to send their swine to auction. Leading up to the show this year, Andrews told her family and friends that she really wished that she could somehow donate the pig to people in need. Several people sent donations to help her purchase Wilma in the auction which was enough to make her idea a reality.

When it was all said and done, Andrews was able to donate approximately 125 pounds of pork to Loaves and Fishes. Andrews was thrilled to be able to combine her love for agriculture and her love for helping those in need by completing this endeavor.

Andrews looks forward to participating in the show again next year and hopes to raise enough money to donate her market hog again. She is also considering encouraging other students to come alongside her in helping those in need in our community.

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Comments

6 Responses to “FFA Member Turns Project Into Food For The Needy”

  1. ken johnson on July 3rd, 2017 8:37 pm

    Way to go. FFA teaching and home raising showing in her heart and actions.

  2. Dale Flowers on July 3rd, 2017 8:02 pm

    Well done, Miss Andrews. Seems like you embody the best of American values. I salute you.

  3. Brenda on July 3rd, 2017 3:40 pm

    God will bless her. Doing a great deed.

  4. Sarah-Jane on July 3rd, 2017 12:21 pm

    This is great to read she is not alone in donating the fresh pork to local charities. Very worthwhile, hunger is an issue in our community and these Youth are taking the initiative to help with this. Well Done !

  5. Dick on July 3rd, 2017 6:29 am

    Such an inspiring example she is setting for us all, not just her peers. I’m especially happy she chose to support Loves and Fishes Soup Kitchen. They do so much more than just feed those in need. The support they provide for women with children on a long-term basis is obviously God-directed. I urge all to consider supporting Loaves and Fishes.

  6. Mawmaw on July 3rd, 2017 3:07 am

    I am so proud to see a young person with such a big heart. So many young people only think of their self these days. God Bless You!!

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