This year’s County of Wellington/OPP Property Auction generated record-level funds for Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW).
At the September County of Wellington Police Services Board meeting, CSGW representatives were advised by chair Lynda White that $4,378 was raised at the June event.
Including funds raised by CSGW through the Piller Meats barbecue and sales of CSGW T-shirts, the entire event raised more than $5,200.
This is a record for the event, which raised just over $4,000 from the auction alone nine years ago.
“The Wellington County Police Service Board is very pleased to present this amount to Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington from the proceeds of this year’s public auction,” stated White.
“Thank you for the very important work that you do in our community.”
CSGW board chair Peter Canning said the board is “appreciative of the generous support of the County of Wellington in so many ways.”
Background
The auction, which started in 2007, has raised more than $26,000 for CSGW. Property sold in the auction are a variety of items that cannot be returned to the rightful owner following the conclusion of a police investigation.
