COUNTRY LIFE IN BC • OCTOBER 2019
PNE agriculture auction keeps on giving More than $24,000 raised despite absence of farm organizations
by DAVID SCHMIDT VANCOUVER—The
Pacific National Exhibition’s annual agriculture auction on August 29 was much more successful at giving out money than taking it in. The event raises funds
for the BC Youth in Agriculture Foundation, which in turn distributes it to deserving individuals and programs supporting BC youth. Using proceeds from last
year’s auction as well as earned interest and gifts from other benefactors, the BCYAF handed out over $110,000 this year, almost $20,000 more than last year’s record outlay. The BC Agriculture in the
Classroom Foundation was this year’s biggest beneficiary, receiving a total of $52,800 to support Spuds in Tubs and other educational programs. The 4-H BC Provincial
Council received $28,500 to support 4-H ambassadors and other programs. Other beneficiaries included two partnerships between the Delta School District and Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Fresh Roots ($15,000) and Project Pickle ($10,000). Delta Farmland & Wildlife Trust
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BC Agriculture in the Classroom program coordinator Glenda Johnston accepts a cheque for $52,800 from the BC Youth in Agriculture Foundation during the Pacific National Exhibition agriculture auction, August 28. Presenting the cheque were YiAF chair Bob Brandsma, left, and treasurer Roger Gil. DAVID SCHMIDT PHOTO
received $4,000. The foundation also announced the recipients of the $2,000 Ian Paton Memorial Scholarship and two other $2,000 scholarships. After last year’s money was handed out, Ian Paton’s son, Ian Paton, Jr., now the MLA for Delta South and the BC Liberal agriculture critic, conducted the annual live auction.
While it originated as an
auction of prize-winning eggs and was well- supported by the local agricultural community, eggs and other food products were noticeably absent from the auction this year. Instead, attendees bid on concert and sports tickets and other items which had little to do with agriculture. Producers and their associations, which have been the backbone of the annual auction, were also largely absent this year. Without their generous contributions, this year’s auction raised only
$24,211, a far cry from the more than $30,000 the auction had been raising in recent years.
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