The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo 2018 received a $25,000 pledge recently from Waddick Fuels, as its fuel sponsor for the Match, which begins Sept. 18 in Pain Court.
Jaymie and Mark Waddick made the in-kind donation of approximately $25,000 in gasoline and diesel that will fuel transportation to and around the Match and is already providing fuel for the IPM pickup truck that is attending events across the province.
Vehicles that will be fueled include the tractors used to move people from parking lots to the Match as well as transportation within the Match itself, and for equipment used to build Tented City and the RV Park.
“It was an easy decision,” Jaymie Waddick, manager of Waddick Fuels, said in a release. “Since my Grandpa started this business in 1946, agriculture has been a big part of the business and farm accounts are still our biggest customer base by far.”
Match officials appreciate the donation.
“Having a local company supply the fuel needs of the Match makes a big difference,” co-chair Leon Leclair. “The fact that Jaymie lives in Pain Court just a short distance from the Match adds to the local flavour.”
