The L-P Schools and Loudonville FFA Alumni & Supporters hosted a ribbon cutting and open house for the newly-built academic greenhouse at Loudonville High School. The greenhouse was a multi-year effort by the Loudonville FFA Alumni & Supporters, who raised over $256,000 to help fund the construction of the building. Nearly 100 guests toured the facility during the open house.

The new greenhouse is a 64x48 straight-wall design to maximize space, featuring poured concrete floors for ADA accessibility, overhead irrigation, electric shade cloths, automated environmental controls and a large evaporative cooler to maintain a comfortable temperature even on the hottest of days. The greenhouse also features designated space for a classroom inside.

Special thanks to the Hugo & Mabel Young Foundation, Ashland County Community Foundation, Mohican Area Community Fund, Loudonville-Perrysville School Foundation, and L-P Schools for their support in this effort.

Last month, the officers and trustees of Loudonville FFA Alumni and Supporters proudly presented the Loudonville-Perrysville Schools with a check for a whopping $250,000! This, plus an additional $6,151 provided earlier, was the culmination of our efforts to ensure a new, academic greenhouse be built at Loudonville High School!

The total $256,151 gift included the following grants from our amazing friends and partners listed below:

$50,000 from the Hugo H. & Mabel B. Young Foundation

$22,946.81 from the Ashland County Community Foundation

$10,000 from the Mohican Area Community Fund

$6,151 from the Loudonville-Perrysville School Foundation

Thank you to all who contributed to this amazing project. We look forward to sharing updates with you as construction begins soon.

This month, the L-P School District signed a contract with Yoder Produce to remove the existing greenhouse at Loudonville High School and build a new, 48x64 modern greenhouse. This project was made possible through a $250,000 grant from Loudonville FFA Alumni & Supporters. Our organization, in total, raised over $256,151 given to the schools for this project including support from the Hugo H. & Mabel B. Young Foundation, Ashland County Community Foundation, Mohican Area Community Foundation, Loudonville-Perrysville School Foundation, and individuals and businesses.

According to the contract with Yoder Produce, the new greenhouse should be completed by May 31, 2024 and ready for the 2024-2025 school year. In total, the project is expected to cost approximately $473,000 with the remaining expenses funded by the school district. Our organization would like to thank all of our donors, the L-P School Board, and Superintendent Jen Allerding for making this project a reality.

A&S held their third annual Fall Cookout on August 19 at the Perrysville VFW.  The Fall Cookout is a community-wide event to introduce area residents to the work of the Alumni & Supporters group within our schools and community, as well as to provide a forum for guests to mingle and interact. 

This year's cookouts were highlighted by Ayer's Farm supplying delicious homemade Black Raspberry ice cream for all, and the A&S organization announcing a gift of $10,000 to the L-P School District directed toward the Ag Department and FFA chapter.

In addition, it was announced that the A&S organization has independently raised $215,000 to assist the district in the construction of a new academic greenhouse.

The Ashland County Community Foundation has announced a community grant in the amount of $22,946.81 awarded to the Loudonville FFA Alumni & Supporters toward the construction of a new educational greenhouse at Loudonville High School.

We are truly honored by their commitment to improving the educational experience and opportunities at the L-P School District, dedication to agricultural education, and support for our organization.

As of the July 2022 meeting of the A&S board, we are pleased to announce that to date $130,150 has been raised or pledged for the construction of a new FFA greenhouse at Loudonville High School.

This consists of $70,000 raised via fundraisers, $150 from private donations, $10,000 pledged by the Mohican Area Community Fund and $50,000 pledged by an anonymous foundation. 

Please note that pledged funds are dependent on certain criteria.

The Loudonville FFA Alumni & Supporters have begun 2022 with a major investment toward the capital project to build a new educational greenhouse at Loudonville High School.  The organization recently committed $30,000 from 2021 fundraisers to be set aside for the project.

The current LHS greenhouse was built by the A&S in the 1980s, and although it has served as an educational classroom for nearly 4 decades it is no longer ideal for the current educational needs of the department.

A&S is hoping to work with the L-P Board of Education to gain approval to build a new, larger and more accessible greenhouse which will serve LHS students for decades to come.  This new greenhouse will include greater accessibility, better design to allow for large groups, as well as more efficient climate control in order to provide more suitable growing environments.

Although the project is still in the early planning stages, the project is expected to cost approximately $300,000.  Stay tuned for more updates and fundraising opportunities once the project is approved by the Board of Education.

The Loudonville FFA Alumni & Supporters announced yesterday that they would be granting an additional $2,500 to the Loudonville FFA chapter to assist with chapter activities and events.

This money is intended primarily for students to attend state convention, participate in contest and development events, as well as assist with the chapter banquet at the end of the year.

This amount now brings the A&S support to far exceed that originally requested by the chapter.  In addition to the $2,500, the A&S have covered the cost of registration, transportation, and lodging for all National Convention attendees as well as all-expenses covered for one member to attend National Convention and participate in the Convention Band.  Furthermore, the organization purchased new FFA jackets for all green hands and also awarded individual SAE Start Up Loans and post-graduate scholarships.