Scholarship fund established in memory of Vermilion Parish 4-H member
By: LSU Ag Center
and last updated 2021-01-27 20:26:31-05
ABBEVILLE, La. â The LSU Ag Center is recognizing a $100,000 scholarship fund in Vermilion Parish that honors 10-year-old Kaylee McLain, who died last month in an accident.
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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. Kaylee was a member of the Vermilion Parish 4-H program and was enrolled in the swine project.
The fund-raising effort came during the auction of 4-H animals recently at the Vermilion Parish 4-H Livestock Sale (Jan. 16).
Abbeville Student’s Pig and Community Honors Her After She Dies
The compassion that our community has is what I love about Acadiana the most. The love that was shown for Kaylee McLain is the perfect example. Kaylee McLain died just a few days before Christmas in an accident, gaining her angel wings on December 10, 2020 at the innocent age of 10. Needless to say, Kaylee’s family and friends, along with the community, were devastated. McLain attended Mt. Carmel in Abbeville, where she was in 4-H and raised her pig, Pearl. Who would have ever known that her pig, Pearl, would have such a huge impact on her memory? Camille Floyd, a teacher at Mt. Carmel in Abbeville where McClain attended school, reached out to me and told me her story and I’m so grateful she did.