Fair Havens Fund Raising Auction 2025

Thank you to all who participated in the 2025 Fair Havens Auction.

Thank you to the 50 merchants and many campers and friends who donated items for the auction.

Thank you to all the Committee Members and helpers who facilitated the event.

Thank you to all the generous bidders who made it all worth while.

 

Our Net Income from the 2025 Auction is $ 61,634.53

 

I looked over the records from the past years. The event has grown significantly. The approximate Income from each year is as follows:

2014 - $8,792.50

2015 - $9,008.00

2016 - $18,406.00

2017 - $13,952.50

2018 - $18,366.25

2019 - $25,522.45

2020 - No Auction

2021 - No Auction

2022 - No Auction

2023 - $20,760.50

2024 - $66,506.57 (net)

2025 - $61,634.53 (net)

So far with our Auctions and other donations, approximately $140,000 has been raised for the Internet Initiative.

2025 Season Site Fund Raiser Project

For many years we have been hoping for reliable Internet at Fair Havens. We are told that Rogers will bring High Speed Fibre service along Highway 48 in front of our driveway within the next two years. When this happens, it will be our responsibility to wire it into the camp and distribute it throughout the buildings and campground.

A considerable amount of time and effort has gone into designing the right system to accomplish this. This has been done in consultation with professionals who have a lot of experience with internet distribution in our type of environment. This system is robust and will provide reliable high speed Internet throughout the grounds.

Once completed, this brings the service into the Office Server room, upgrades the equipment as required, distributes the service throughout the buildings and campground via Fibre and installs the necessary WiFi Access Points to provide more reliable High Speed WiFi service throughout Fair Havens. It also includes wired Internet to the trailers and buildings.

The total cost is estimated to be about $300,000. So far with our Auctions and other donations, approximately $140,000 has been raised.

Our Fund Raising Project for 2025 is the continuation of our High Speed Internet Initiative.

Last year’s Auction raised $65,000. This has now been spent on the purchase and installation of some Fiber and Equipment needed to start this upgrade. As a result, we are already seeing some improvement in some areas, but we are still a long way from completion.

A major part of the plan is the reliable distribution of High Speed Internet to all the Trailers and Accommodations. This will require most of the estimated $300,000 for the entire project.

Wanted! New Auction Committee Members

The Fair Havens Auction Committee needs New Members. Time commitment is concentrated during Auction Week (Saturday to Saturday leading up to the August holiday weekend). There are also a couple of meetings to organize the event and debrief.

In addition to general helpers we need:

Auction Managers - Responsible for set-up and oversight of the Auctions
(there are separate managers for Live and Silent Auctions along with helpers)

Stockroom Managers - Receive and organize the items as they come back after the auction closes then give them to the winning bidders (with helpers)

Merchant Representatives (Meet with donors and acquire donations)

Registration and Data Entry - Register Bidders and Donated Items for each year's auction in a database (uses MS Access)

Closing Data Entry and Checkout - Process sold items into invoices then Invoice Bidders

Training will be provided for all positions.

To learn more, please contact.