At the auction on Saturday evening, the last item auctioned off was our cheese block hive. It went for $2,300. The largest reception of any item that evening.
Also, the fishing excursion offered by Big Johnson Guide Service went for $1,000. And the Air BNB with House of MacDonald in Oceanside went for $600. Both of these items were Tillamook entries.
Every penny goes to research. This year's research contribution (proceeds from the auction combined with club contributions [we gave $1000]) are:
$21,000 to OSU Bee Labs
$4,500 to Project Apis Mellifera
$2,000 to Washington State University Bee Labs
$1,000 to UC Davis Bee Labs