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100 Kids That Give A Darn In The Barn
by THEAGMAG
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BY LILI FORD
Tell me a little about “Give a Darn”:
100 Kids That Give a Darn in the Barn was founded to allow kids across the Rio Grande Valley to give back and support the hard working exhibitors of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show. Each year around 100 kids each give $100 so that we can give back over $10,000 by buying projects at the RGVLS Sale of Champions and Toasting Texas Talent Sales. This year we decided to put on a prospect show to give exhibitors a chance to show their projects, and raise more money to give back at RGVLS.
Why did you start it?
The main reason for starting 100 Kids That Give a Darn in the Barn was to give back and allow kids to make a difference by coming together.
How important is it to you to have this show?
The 100 Kids That Give a Darn in the Barn Show allowed us to raise over $14,000 to give back at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show.
How many participants have you had?
Our show had over 200 entries across the pig, goat, and lamb shows.
What has been your biggest accomplishment?
Our biggest accomplishment to me was in our first year when we spent over $10,000 at RGVLS.
How many years has this been going on?
100 Kids was founded in 2019 and our first prospect show was this January.
What is your biggest challenge you have encountered?
One of the biggest challenges that we have faced with 100 Kids is working through COVID-19 and trying to stay safe as well as doing our part and raising as much money as possible.
How has Covid affected your show?
It has been a little more difficult to reach out and get donations, but we have been able to transfer our platform more virtual and promote it over social media.
What and where do the proceeds go?
All the proceeds are used to buy projects at the RGVLS Sale of Champions and Toasting Texas Talent Sales.
What is some advice you can give to young kids involved in showing?
To all the young kids who are new to showing my best advice is to reach out to others and try your best to learn and grow each time you’re in the show ring.
What makes Give a Barn so different from the
other shows? The main difference is that 100 Kids’ main goal is to give back and make a difference in our community.
Tell us a little about yourselves.
Howdy, my name is Lily Ford, I founded 100 Kids That Give a Darn in the Barn back in 2019 after I heard about the organization 100 Women Who Give a Damn, and thought it would be great to do something similar for the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show. I couldn’t have done it without all of our steering committee that have helped spread the word and raise money to take back to the Sale of Champions and Toasting Texas Talent sales. Our steering committee this year consists of Cooper Ford, Avery Fohn, Thalia Ochoa, Carlos Guerra, Cora Ford, and Kylie Mitchell.
