Image: Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, used with permission / Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, a Yarrow-based farm outfit that produces and sells poultry products, will host a car show and BBQ fundraiser on Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at its fam store, 4540 Simmons Road in Yarrow. The fundraiser is intended to help Dave and Lisa Bisschop after their custom car shop was destroyed by fire from a charter bus that caught fire on June 8 on Vedder Mountain Road. Pictured above are (left to right) FVSP president Ken Falk (sitting on the truck), FVSP operations manager Josh Falk (standing next to the truck), Chef Hiro Takeda (sitting on the truck and next to Josh), and FVSP general manager Joe Falk (sitting on the truck).
July 22 BBQ, car show for Bisschop family

Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry to host car show, BBQ for family who lost business due to bus fire

Jul 13, 2023 | 9:29 AM

CHILLIWACK — When a charter bus caught fire near 44408 Vedder Mountain Road back on June 8, its flames spread to a nearby building and destroyed a custom car shop owned by Dave and Lisa Bisschop.

Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry, a Yarrow-based farm operation that produces and retails duck, chicken and other poultry products, is trying to help the Bisschop family recover from their significant losses with a special car show and BBQ on Saturday, July 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4540 Simmons Road in Yarrow.

The car show itself is free for spectators and there will be plenty of opportunities for customers and supporters to donate.

“Come out to Chilliwack for our free car show – with opportunities to donate of course!” Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry wrote on Facebook. “Our friends down the road lost their custom car shop in a fire, and we’d like to gather this community together to show them with our love and (financial) support.”

There will be classic cars, BBQ, burgers, and a community that cares at the event. Even if you’re not local, or don’t know Dave and Lisa Bisschop who run the custom car shop, residents are 100 per cent welcome and encouraged to come.

“Come out from wherever you live for BBQ, classic cars, and the chance to help out members of our community who lost their business,” Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry wrote on Facebook. “Dave and Lisa Bisschop have done so much for the community of Yarrow and the classic car community over the years, and it’s time to say thank you and help them out.”

There will be one food truck at the event, in addition to Fraser Valley Special Poultry barbecuing that day. There will also be live music to enjoy.

To date, 35 vehicles are registered for the classic show and there’s room for up to 120 cars to park on the grass. Classic car owners are asked to email karen.ketting-olivier@fvsp.ca to register their vehicles.

Visit Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry on Facebook for more information about the fundraiser and their specialty poultry business.