Photo provided by the McLain family
Kaylee McLain with her pig, Pearl. Kaylee was able to show the pig only once, in November, before she died in an accident in December.
Photo provided by the McLain family
The buckle donated by the McLain Family to honor Kaylee McLain for overall champion in the Swine Showmanship category. The phrase “All Heart No Shoes” refers to her preference to go barefooted.
Photo provided by the McLain family
Amelia Detraz, who mentored Kaylee McLain, with Kaylee’s pig, Pearl. Amelia showed the pig in the Vermilion Parish Livestock Show, and it took fifth place in its category.
$100,000 raised for scholarship fund in memory of Vermilion Parish 4-H’er
The sale of Pearl the pig raised $100,000 in Vermilion Parish for a scholarship fund to honor 10-year-old Kaylee McLain, who died last month in an accident.
The fundraising effort came during the auction of 4-H animals on Jan. 16.
“We have amazing and generous people in Vermilion Parish,” said Shannan Waits, LSU AgCenter 4-H agent in Vermilion Parish.
In the midst of their grief, Kaylee’s parents, Erin and Allen McLain, set up the scholarship fund to help provide students with education in Catholic schools.
