In 2020-2021, the PA FFA Foundation received a large increase in applications for the Learning By Doing Grant program, a program designed to assist ag educators, FFA chapters, and students in gaps that developed in the classroom, in chapter business, and in implementing Supervised Agricultural Education (SAE) projects.
The PA FFA Foundation worked hard to increase support and was able to award over $58,000 in grants, an increase of $36,000 in comparison to 2019-2020.
All of this was possible through support from the Commission for Agriculture Education Excellence, the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, Pioneer Seed, Lancaster Farm & Home Foundation of Lancaster County, Ag Choice and MidAtlantic Farm Credit, Lancaster County Ag Council, Bell & Evans, Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement and PA FFA Foundation. Over $124,962 has been awarded to support the Learning By Doing Grant program over the last 6 years.
Agriculture Educators: Myken Poorman, Bellefonte Area High School; Philip Haussener, Cedar Crest; Ayla Miller, West Perry High School; Sherisa Nailor, Big Spring High School; Jessica Barnhart, Northern Lebanon High School Jennifer Balmer, Northern Lebanon High School;Anthony Honeycutt, Northwestern High School; Jamie Finch, Waynesburg Central High School; Allyson Balmer, Tulpehocken JSHS; Dianna K. Jarema, Bermudian Springs HS; Sarabeth Alderfer, Athens Area High School; Kayla Pohle, Honesdale High School; Kristen Ramsey, Otto-Eldred Junior Senior High School; and Jasmine P VanSant, Pequea Valley High School
Chapters: Littlestown, Brockway FFA, Grand Canyon FFA , Otto-Eldred FFA,
FFA Members – SAE Grants
Pennsylvania: Andrew Snook, Mifflinburg Area High School; Adria Russell, Juniata Valley High School; Nathan M LaGrelius, Cedar Crest High School; Destany Chilson, Northeast Bradford; Braden Boyd, Cedar Crest High School; Benjamin Shaner; Amelia Russell, Juniata Valley High School; Rylee Fuller , West Perry High School; Dalton Grumbine, Annville Cleona Secondary School; Mason Downs, Cumberland Valley School District; Jordan Below, Bermudian Springs; Erica Teagarden, McGuffey High School; Caleb Bryant and Peter Modrovsky, Honesdale High School; Troy Wagner, McGuffey School District; Gillian Goldstein and Roz Maciejewski , Honesdale High School; Blake Watson, Wellsboro Area High School; Peter Modrovsky and Caleb Bryant , Honesdale High School; Mason Shay, Bald Eagle; Courtney Crum , Honesdale; Lucas VanDergrift, Wellsboro Area High School; Angel Sanchez and Christian Thompson, Penn Manor; and Konnor Trimmer, Biglerville High School
Delaware and New Jersey: Orlan Kelley, Delaware; Abigail Goodenough, Northern Burlington; Gianna Floyd, Northern Burlington Middle; Elizabeth Handlin, Alfred G. Waters Middle School
On October 7, 2021, the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture will be devoting its month program to a report back from teachers, chapters, and students from FFAs in the four-state region. Please join us… http://pspaonline.com/