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PanAmerican Seed representatives presented a donation to Roots for Youth at Bradford Greenhouses’ 33rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament in Ontario. The gift came through Beacon Impatiens’ “Beacon Shines The Light” program, which raises funds through seed sales and other activities; the donation amount was not disclosed.
Beacon Impatiens’ “Beacon Shines The Light” charitable program made its 2027 donation to Roots for Youth, an organization that provides bursaries for post-secondary education, PanAmerican Seed representatives announced after presenting the check at Bradford Greenhouses’ 33rd Annual Charity Golf Tournament in Ontario. The donation supports young adults and teenagers who have experienced family hardships, but the amount was not disclosed.
The funds were raised through Beacon Impatiens seed sales, promotional T-shirt sales, consumer-facing charity promotion and other fundraising activities, according to the report in Greenhouse Grower. The source did not provide a breakdown of how much each activity contributed or specify the total value of this year’s gift.
Roots for Youth provides bursaries for post-secondary education. The organization has been the primary charitable focus of the Bradford Greenhouses Family Trust since 2018. Its director and president, Len Ferragine, and director and secretary, Jason Hemsworth, were identified as leaders who have seen the bursaries help young people pursue further education and their goals.
PanAmerican Seed’s global product manager, Sarah Makiejus, said the charity program helps the company’s products support causes as well as gardening. Ferragine thanked Beacon Impatiens, PanAmerican Seed and the people involved in fundraising. The donation was presented at the tournament; the report does not state whether the event itself raised additional funds for this gift.
Bursaries for Young People
The donation links a consumer gardening product with financial support for post-secondary study. Roots for Youth directs bursaries to young people who have faced family hardships, for whom education costs can present an added barrier. The reported gift provides support to that work, although the amount and number of students who may benefit were not reported.
For readers in the horticulture industry, the announcement also illustrates how a product-focused charitable campaign can raise funds through sales and promotion. The program says it has raised nearly half a million dollars since its 2019 launch. That figure is cumulative across its charitable work, not the value of the Roots for Youth donation alone.
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A Program Running Since 2019
Beacon Impatiens is a line of impatiens developed and marketed by PanAmerican Seed. Its “Beacon Shines The Light” program began in 2019 and has supported a selected charitable organization during each gardening season, according to the company information in the report.
Roots for Youth has been the Bradford Greenhouses Family Trust’s primary charitable focus since 2018. The 2027 gift follows what the source describes as an outstanding 2026 gardening season, during which the fundraising activities connected to Beacon Impatiens generated support for the organization. The source does not give sales totals or explain how the donation was calculated.
““We are extremely grateful to Beacon Impatiens, PanAmerican Seed, and everyone who helped make this donation possible.””
— Len Ferragine, Roots for Youth director and president
Donation Amount Not Reported
The available report does not identify the amount of the 2027 donation, how many bursaries it will fund, or when the funds will be distributed. It also does not provide details on eligibility, application timelines or the size of individual awards. The program’s nearly half-million-dollar fundraising total is cumulative since 2019 and should not be read as the value of this year’s gift.
The source says the donation followed an outstanding 2026 gardening season but gives no sales figures or measurement for that description. The exact contribution from seed sales, T-shirt sales, consumer promotion and other fundraising activities is also unspecified.
Next Charity Partner Expected
PanAmerican Seed said a new charity partner will be announced soon for the 2027 sales season. No name or announcement date was provided in the report. The company directs readers to Beacon Impatiens’ “Shine the Light” website for information about previous partnerships and future updates.
Further details about the Roots for Youth donation, including its amount and the bursaries it may support, were not included in the announcement. Readers seeking those specifics will need to wait for additional information from the program or the charity.
Key Questions
Who received the 2027 Beacon Impatiens charitable donation?
Roots for Youth, an organization that provides bursaries for post-secondary education, received the donation through Beacon Impatiens’ “Beacon Shines The Light” program.
How was the donation raised?
The funds came from seed sales, promotional T-shirt sales, consumer-facing charity promotion and other fundraising activities. The source did not provide a breakdown by activity.
How much money did Roots for Youth receive?
The donation amount was not disclosed. The program has raised nearly half a million dollars in total since it launched in 2019, but that cumulative figure is not the value of this particular donation.
Who can apply for a Roots for Youth bursary?
The report describes Roots for Youth as supporting young people who have experienced family hardships and want to pursue post-secondary education. It does not provide eligibility rules, application dates or award amounts.
What happens next for the Beacon charity program?
PanAmerican Seed said it would announce a new charity partner soon for the 2027 sales season. The announcement date and partner were not specified.
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