Inside View of the Fair Livestock Auction
By Marsha Clute
Aug. 31, 2010
Photo by Marsha Clute
Bob Wildfang, chairman of the Cashmere Area Youth Support Fund, purchased Becca Lycan's entry in last year's Chelan County Fair Livestock Auction.
Successful livestock auctions at our Chelan County Fair don’t just happen. There are groups throughout the county who work hard to ensure that the kids who raise animals for the Fair make at least enough money to cover their expenses.
Chelan County has Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapters and 4-H clubs in nearly every school district, and through these programs kids learn first hand the ins and outs of the business of raising animals. The knowledge they gain includes how to buy animals to raise for the Fair, what kind of quality feed is necessary to get the animals to the desired size for the auction, how to properly care for the animals each and every day, and how to prepare the animals and display them at the auction.
“The FFA and 4-H programs teach kids responsibility, and they invest a lot of hard work, money, and time in their Fair animals,” comments Bob Wildfang, Chairman of the Cashmere Area Youth Support Fund and past Fair Board member. “We want to make sure they walk away from the experience with a positive conclusion.”
“The Cashmere Area Youth Support Fund has been in existence for over 30 years, and our sole purpose is to support our kids at the Fair Livestock Auction,” adds Bob. They solicit donations from individuals for funds to be used to bid on and purchase Fair animals raised by Cashmere FFA and 4-H kids.
Similar groups exist to support their local kids in Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, and in the Chelan/Manson area.
If you have any questions or would like to donate to the Cashmere Area Youth Support Fund, Bob welcomes your call at 782-1121.
Bob Wildfang – a Chelan County Fair Unsung Hero? You bet!
Bob. Thanks for all the work that you do year in and year out to make the fair so successful!
September 1, 2010 at 12:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)