05/20/2026
Memoirs of a Hay Bale
I wasn’t always a hay bale.
A few weeks ago, I was sitting at Lansons Drywall living the glamorous life of rigid insulation board. I had purpose. Structure. Thermal resistance. A bright future inside somebody’s wall assembly.
Then one day, everything changed.
A local production of “Fiddler on the Roof” needed a little help. Not a massive sponsorship. Not a truckload of supplies. Just a few materials and people willing to step up for the community.
At Lansons, we’ve always believed that being part of a community means showing up however you can.
Sometimes that means tackling major projects across Vancouver Island.
And sometimes it means donating a few rigid insulation boards so a school play can bring a stage to life.
So off I went.
One minute I was construction material. The next, I was being cut apart, glued together, covered in straw, and tied with twine like some kind of method actor preparing for the role of a lifetime.
I’ll be honest — the transformation process felt aggressive.
But theatre is sacrifice.
And somehow, against all odds, I became a hay bale. Not a real hay bale, obviously. More of a highly engineered, energy-efficient hay bale with incredible character development.
The best part?
Nobody in the crowd cared what I was made from. They weren’t thinking about insulation values or jobsite materials. They were watching a community come together to create something memorable.
That’s what supporting local programs is really about.
It’s not about the size of the donation. It’s about being part of something bigger. Helping wherever you can. Supporting the people who pour their time, creativity, and heart into making these productions happen.
This year, Lansons just happened to contribute through a few sheets of rigid insulation and one overachieving hay bale.
And between us?
I absolutely stole the show.
