37th Annual Geneseo Boy Scout Farm Toy Show & Auction
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 12/03/2022
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Boy Scouts of America Troop 4070 of Geneseo, New York announces the 37th Annual Geneseo Boy Scouts Farm Toy Show and Auction will be held in person on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Geneseo Central School, 4050 Avon Road (State Route 39), Geneseo, NY. It is located six miles north of Exit 7 on Interstate 390.
On Friday, December 2, the auction preview begins at 6PM and the consignment auction begins at 7PM. The Farm Toy Show will be Saturday, December 3, from 9AM to 2PM. Saturday has an early buyer’s option of $12 for 7AM admission or $5 general admission at 9AM onward. Refreshments will be available. All proceeds benefit the ten Scouts and two adult leaders of Troop 4070 who will attend the National Scouting Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve in West Virginia in July of 2023.
Door Prize
A highlight of every Farm Toy Show is the door prize that Harke refurbishes and donates. As a member of the National Farm Toy Show Hall of Fame, Harke is known for his expertise in authentic and detailed restoration work. “This year’s door prize is a Minneapolis-Moline 445 with New Idea loader. Real ones were produced in the late 1950’s. This toy is a stock high-detail model with some minor modifications. The model was produced several years ago by Spec Cast of Dyersville, Iowa,” noted Harke.
A Community Affair
At the heart of the Farm Toy Show are the Scouts, says Geneseo Scoutmaster and Eagle Scout Bryan French. “Our Scouts will set up, receive, unload, move items at the auction, and sell concessions,” says French, “they make the show possible”.
Dann Auctioneers of Canandaigua will headline the auction Friday night, continuing a family tradition of over 20 years of service at the Farm Toy Auction. Steve “Doc” Wiener of Geneseo Rotary will run concessions again this year. Local supporters include Geneseo Kiwanis, M&R Automotive, Dann Auctioneers, Geneseo Central School, and Sigma Tau Psi Fraternity and Omega Beta Psi Fraternities of SUNY Geneseo. These local volunteers contribute over 600 service hours over the two-day event. Dann Auctioneers of Canandaigua will headline the auction Friday night, continuing a family tradition of over 25 years of service at the Farm Toy Auction.
Impact of the Farm Toy Show
Over Doug’s 37 years of service to our Troop, more than 90 Scouts in our troop have earned the rank of Eagle Scout. At an average of 250 hours per Eagle Scout project, this means that the Farm Toy Show has raised over $210,000 and made possible over 22,500 hours of community service from our Scouts.
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