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Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Alpaca Show
Sunday, November 10th, 2024
Meet your Judge
Alpaca Industry Aficionado
Wade Gease
Wade Gease is a senior AOA certified alpaca judge, judge training instructor, presenter, designer and consultant/mediator for the worldwide alpaca industry. He is a previous owner & manager of a sustainable alpaca ranch for eighteen years. He now unveils his own wholesale/retail alpaca product line and services as The Alpaca Guy. www.TheAlpacaGuy.com
Wade has been honored to be involved with many different activities in the alpaca world: presenting his personal educational seminars at industry gatherings, consulting, commentating, coordinating for auctions or fashion shows, and providing private evaluations for alpaca breeders. Another favored activity has been leading yearly educational trips throughout Peru. Contact him to be put on his Peru Trip notification list. alpacawade@gmail.com
Wade was the first to produce a N.A. made alpaca bamboo fabric. Thereafter, he created an upscale clothing line highlighting alpaca fabric, Alpaca Couture. The company’s vision was to gain greater attention from a discriminating consumer and help the industry gain greater recognition as an attractive fiber for fashion. Fashion shows were presented in Las Vegas, Orange County and San Diego. The business transitioned into his popular wholesale business, The Alpaca Guy.
Mr. Gease also forged ahead in making other alpaca materials and created a wet felting machine for home/farm use to empower ranches to make on-the-farm products, The Wet Felting Wizard. It has had over 25,000 views on YouTube and has sold as far as the Netherlands, France & South Africa.
Wade earned an associate degree in Aeronautical Science, a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and a master degree in Biochemistry. He is also a Camelid Fibre Sorter certified from Olds College Natural Fibre Centre, Canada. His past has given him experience in construction, was a certified flight instructor, chemistry instructor, co-owner of a gift & floral store and a cardiovascular sale representative for multiple pharmaceutical companies. He enjoys scuba diving, home improvement projects, and anything related to alpaca fiber!
Alpaca Ontario wishes to thank the following sponsors for their contributions in 2024 to the RAWF Event!
Lead Sponsor
Banner Sponsors
Ribbon Sponsors
Small Business Sponsors
Hotel X – Royal rates
Click to access Hotel-X-group-rate.pdf
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Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel – deadline for booking October 9th, 2024
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Delta Chelsea Hotel
Booking info is below. This is where all our judges and staff will be staying as well. I will be sending this out to exhibitors tomorrow. Let me know if you have any questions!
Here is the booking link for The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Calling-in
They may also call the hotel directly, toll-free at 1-800-CHELSEA (243-5732) or 416-595-1975. These individuals must identify themselves as part of the “Royal Agricultural Winter Fair”
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Room Block or Res ID: RAW102524″ and call prior to the cut-off date of Friday, September 27, 2024, to take advantage of your discount