The 2023 Stampede Auction of Champion Pumpkins set a new fundraising record at the 太阳城集团博彩 东校区.
在10月. 为25个活动筹集资金 基瓦尼地区联合劝募会 (KAUW), where 100% of donated money stays in the community to assist as many as 16 area agencies in providing services to residents in need.
Auctioneer and 东校区 alumnus Bill LeSage persuaded the audience of BHC students, 员工, retirees and alumni to spend a new record grand total of $8,400. The 2022 auction brought in $8,325.
Sophomore Livestock Judging Team members evaluated the pumpkins, giving all of the reasons why audience members would want to be the high bidder on each lot. Other judging team members were bid spotters.
This year’s sale included 13 lots of pumpkins and/or pumpkin-themed物品, ranging from single to multiple fresh pumpkins; homemade pumpkin pie, 南瓜滚, pumpkin whoopie pies and apple pies; baskets with pumpkin décor and pumpkin spice goodies; and a real pumpkin with a horse, spider webs and a spider painted on it.
Auction items were donated by:
- 艾米·斯奈德
- BHC Community Education Center
- BHC马术项目
- BHC Livestock Judging Program
- 六氯营销 & 公共关系
- 农门市场，加尔瓦
- 哈雷Howerton
- Jen Holldorf
The highest bid was $1,200 from the Freshman Livestock Judging Team. The team purchased a lot of one large and five small real pumpkins. Coming in with the second highest bid was the Sophomore Livestock Judging Team. Team members spent $1,050 for two plates full of edible pumpkin goodies and two pumpkin-shaped mugs.
The other winning bidders were:
- 2019年联合劝募委员会
- 2021-22 BHC Livestock Judging Team of the Year
- BHC Freshman Livestock Judging Team
- BHC Sophomore Livestock Judging Team
- 布隆伯格家族
- 丹 & 迪安娜霍格
- 大卫•哈里斯
- Doug Parrott, Ray Jacobs, Dalton Kiselewski, Chris Adell, Kathy Malcolm and 丹ielle Williams
- 霍格牲畜
- 拉森农场
- 波特牛
- 转移能力 & 朋友
- WIU Livestock Judging Team members who are BHC 东校区 graduates
Thanks to the Agri-业务 Club 校友 for providing lunch for everyone at the auction.