The annual Make a Difference Sale in Abbotsford returns as an online event from March 9 to 12 to raise money for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB).
As part of the event, a luncheon takes place Wednesday, March 13 at noon (doors open at 11:30 a.m.) at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre in Abbotsford, with a live auction at 1 p.m.
The Make a Difference Sale was held for several years at Abby Stockyards on McClary Avenue, but it moved online in 2021, raising $348,000 for world hunger. The 2023 event raised more than $400,000.
The online auction at givergy.ca/MakeaDifferenceSale opens at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 9 and closes at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12.
Among the items up for auction will be cattle, gift baskets, new tools, wheels of artisan cheeses, livestock feed/accessories and much more.
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Pickup of all won items is at the luncheon on March 13 between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Funds raised during the auction are typically matched by the federal government, and this year the auction raises money for the CFB Nature + program.
The program works directly with 75,000 men and women living in rural areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Zimbabwe to transform land for long-term food security.
The multi-year program is focused on regions with high vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, land degradation, and hunger and poverty.
The program involves 12 locally based partners with support from nine member agencies.
Anyone wanting to donate livestock or other sellable merchandise must do so by Thursday, March 7. Cattle can also be donated through Abby Stockyards on their regular auction days.
Donations of cash and proceeds might be eligible for a charitable donation receipt from Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
To donate an item or to advertise on the auction website, email brandsma.rob@gmail.com or bogob@shaw.ca or call Rob at 604-834-4435 or Bob at 604-855-8016.