Peterborough County Cattlemen Give Back Bigtime To The Community
/Peterborough County Cattlemen presented a $3,760 cheque to the Peterborough County Agricultural Raise the Barn: Heritage Building at Lang Century Village and $1,320 to the Millbrook Cavan Firefighters Association.
The funds were raised at the Cattlemen's 35th Annual Beef BBQ that was held at the Robson Family farm in Cavan Monaghan Township this past summer. The event was made possible through the volunteer work of Peterborough County Cattlemen and their families, 4-H youth and Millbrook Cavan firefighters.
Cheque presentation of $1320 to the Millbrook Cavan Firefighters Association. Left to right: Firefighter Keith Shultz; Mike Telford, Cattlemen's BBQ Fundraising Chair; Adam Goyne, President of the Millbrook Cavan Firefighters Association; Larry Jinkerson, Peterborough County Cattlemen President; Steve Branscombe, Millbrook Cavan Firefighters Association Treasurer; Firefighter Matt Woodward, Firefighter Doug Wilson.
Under the leadership of BBQ Fundraising Chair Mike Telford, the Cattlemen have raised over $25,000 for worthy causes over the last five years. This year, approximately 100 community businesses contributed to the auction.
Each year, part of the proceeds of the fundraiser go the fire-fighter associations in the township in which the BBQ is held. “As a firefighter, I know that local fire departments do not always have the important extras they need to do their job and to support the community,” says Mike Telford. Cavan Monaghan Fire Services Association President Adam Goyne adds: “We were surprised and grateful to receive this money from the Cattlemen.”
Cheque presentation of $3760 for the Peterborough County Agricultural Raising the Barn: Heritage Building. Left to right: Peterborough County Warden, J. Murray Jones; Mike Telford, Cattlemen's BBQ Fundraising Chair; and Larry Jinkerson, Peterborough County Cattlemen President
