More than $3,000 was raised in honour of a beloved New Westminster school teacher killed in a motorcycle accident in 2015.
The art show fundraiser was held on March 24, what would have been Colin Mackay’s 44th birthday, and organized by his partner Julia Goudkova. Proceeds from ticket sales, the sale of Mackay’s photography and a silent auction, will be donated to the Colin Mackay Memorial Fund, which provides scholarships to students in the Rocksolid program, a fine arts and anti-bullying program offered at New Westminster Secondary School.
“The event was a huge success,” Goudkova wrote in an email to the Record. “We had friends, family and community join us for a night of smiles, tears, laughter and healing. The space was packed all evening as people came to pay their respects.”
Goudkova said all the items for sale, which included photos taken by Mackay during his many travels and her own artwork, were gone by the end of the evening. The event also featured videos of Mackay snowboarding and dirt biking – just some of the activities he loved, she said.
“It was such a ‘feel good’ event,” Goudkova added.
“I would just like to express my gratitude to everyone who had helped make this event possible and to everyone who had come out and supported.”
