TV Shows Broadcast and Simulcast Online in 2021 and 2022
The Conservation Auction was in-person in 2023 and 2024 and, for the 2025 year, it is an online event.
This community fundraiser was previously held virtually in 2021 and 2022.
The online auction in 2022 began on March 31 with a kickoff TV show and ended on April 7 at 9 p.m. with wrap-up livestream show
Watch the April 7, 2022 broadcast at this link:
Watch the livestream broadcast that kicked off online auction week:
The Auction Committee has decided to return to the online format for 2025.
You may find out more at abca.ca and conservationdinner.com or phone 519-235-2610 or toll-free 1-888-286-2610.
Watch the March 31, 2022 Livestream at 7:00 pm here:
Watch the commercial here:
The Conservation Dinner is a partnership of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation and Exeter Lions Club. This dinner and auction charitable fundraising event started in 1990
Even when large in-person events are not possible the need to raise funds remains, according to the Dinner Committee Chair. The Conservation Dinner fundraiser supports needed projects, by Exeter Lions Club and Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation, in local communities.
The Exeter Lions Club has been a partner for almost three and a h alf decades in the Conservation Auction. The Exeter Lions Club, chartered in 1937, is part of the world’s largest and most active service organization. It is a group of service-minded men and women banded together to do things which cannot be done by individuals working alone. The club has actively fundraised for projects including development and maintenance of South Huron Trail, MacNaughton Park, and other nature and conservation projects. These are just some of the examples of their service in action.
Projects supported by the Dinner include community work by the Lions Club and community work by the Conservation Foundation. These projects, supported by auction sponsors and donors and bidders and volunteers, are many.
These projects include parks and conservation areas; accessible nature trails in Bayfield, Clinton, Parkhill, Lucan, Arkona, Exeter, and Varna; outdoor nature education; a $1,000 student environmental bursary for students in local communities; a summer job at Ausable Bayfield Conservation for a senior secondary school student; turtle monitoring in Port Franks and Ailsa Craig; aquatic habitat studies in Old Ausable Channel at Grand Bend; and others.
The committee invites local restaurants to take part.
To learn about Dining for Your Community and to watch for 2025 restaurant partners visit this web page:
- Dine for Your Community
To learn more about the online auction visit this web page:
The 2021 #VirtualConservationDinner was a success, Chair Dave Frayne said, having raised $40,000 for conservation programs in the community.
2025 Auction Committee Chair Chris Keller invites you to have fun and support your community at the online auction in 2025.
For the online auction visit our online auction page:
The Conservation Dinner is a partnership of Exeter Lions Club, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation, and other community partners. It has raised more than $1.2 million for projects in local communities over almost 35 years.