Team Lucie McCutcheon raises $2,700 for cancer centre
PROVIDENCE BAY—The 10th annual Dewar Family Syrup Auction has broken another record with the largest winning bid on the first litre of the delicious maple syrup. And for the winner of the auction putting a bid in this year holds special meaning to the family.
“Lucie’s Support Team had the winning bid of $2,700, the highest bid yet,” stated Travis Dewar. “Last year’s winner, The Wild Hogs had a bid in this year of $2,250.”
Lucie and Corey McCutcheon and their three children had agreed to put in a bid this year. Ms. McCutcheon explained, “both Corey and my mom had been diagnosed with cancer last summer. They are both now cancer free. But I was diagnosed with cancer and am recovering from surgery. Corey and I both thought with all that has happened in the past year that this would be a good year to put a bid in on the auction,” to support the Northern Cancer Foundation (NCF).
“So, we asked a bunch of people, friends and family, to support us (with their bid),” said Ms. McCutcheon. “Cancer affects every family.”
“This year’s auction was a wonderful success,” said Mr. Dewar. “Every year it gets bigger. No, when we started the auction the first year we never expected it would go to this extreme. The support has been incredible.”
Mr. Dewar explained that along with the many bids made on the first litre of maple syrup and those who just donated toward the cause, the auction brought in more than $5,000 this year.
Going into this year the auction had helped to raise $16,900 for NCF. Mr. Dewar explained previously, “We haven’t been affected by someone who has cancer, but we have had lots of friends who have been impacted by a family member or friend having cancer. That is why our family decided to have this maple syrup auction to raise funds to benefit everyone.”
“It was a pretty exciting venture again this year, the number of bids was incredible, and the good-natured trash talking between teams making bids was fierce,” he said.
The auction took place from March 25-29.
The Dewar Family Maple Syrup Shack Auction Facebook page prior to the auction beginning read in part, “Be prepared folks, these auctions are fierce and can get downright nasty, but in the end, to the victor goes the spoils! (You want to be that victor). What spoils they are, this is the best of the best, this is the most expensive maple syrup sold. And we’ll be honest with you…We’ve never had a complaint about the price!”
The auction was initiated in 2015 with the winning bid that first year being $150.
