OFI 2069: Woodworking Her Way Into A Career | FFA SAE Edition | Abigail Harrison | Seneca High School FFA

Abigail Harrison loves to inspire others, and that is what has driven her to start her own business – Abigail Grace Woodworking. In a business like this you might think it is the craft, the profit or the marketing that would be the driver. However, in Abby’s case she loves going to different SAE sales, setting up a booth and speaking with other FFA students who see what she has done and want to know how to do it themselves.

Abby has the rare ability to really listen to what is right for her. During her 9th Grade year she had a journalism SAE, and she was creating a website. However, something didn’t feel right about that. She really thought about what she wanted to do, and it occurred to her that she wanted to work with her hands and have a tangible creation to hold when she was done. That is how she got started creating products, and that is what has opened the doors for her in her SAE.

SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE: Woodworking Business

HIGH SCHOOL: Seneca High School, Louisville, Kentucky

MASCOT: Redhawks

FFA ADVISOR: Bethany Mattingly

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ABIGAIL HARRISON:

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Abigail’s FFA Advisors’ Email Addresses: bethany.mattingly@jefferson.kyschools.us

Seneca High School’s Telephone Number: (502) 485-8323

FFA LINKS:

National FFA Organization

Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE’s)

Support FFA

Donate to FFA – FFA students can start small businesses through an FFA grant of $1,000. In 2014, 141 FFA students received these grants. With your donations, more students can get this head start – pay it forward.

REASONS TO DONATE TO FFA:

Only 2% of Americans grow and raise most of the food and livestock consumed by the other 98% and the rest of the world. FFA provides the needed education, training, and resources to Americans that will carry that torch forward and ensure that America continues to have inexpensive, quality food.
Rural Communities will rely on entrepreneurship in the future for population growth and job creation. The FFA is a major catalyst to that entrepreneurial growth.
Farmers, ranchers, and those working in agriculture give the rest of America incredible amounts of freedom because the food search is as simple as going to the grocery store:

“The future of American agriculture depends on the involvement and investment in America’s youth, In order to prepare for the population of tomorrow, we need to encourage America’s youth today, and show that careers in agriculture are profitable, rewarding, and vital.”. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue