Reference to the club is now on display on the Boylston sign coming in from Monastery. Thanks go out to Myles MacPherson and Ray Bates for their efforts.

A rather successful Duckie Race and Chicken BBQ took place yesterday at the club. Weather was great and we actually had the race on the same day this year. All of our chicken dinners sold out and approximately 830 duckies got sold give or take. We brought back the Stick Draw contest and it too was successful. Hopefully next year we will have more prizes. The crowd was quite steady over the whole afternoon as music from Mary Theresa & Danny Rogers plus Neil Decoff and others who joined in played on. Duckie Race winners this year were Evelyne Jamieson (1st), Basil Mattie (2nd) and Magdalyn Connolly (3rd). Congrats goes out to our lucky winners. Thanks also go out to all of our volunteers who made this annual event a success. If anyone out there has more photos to add to the website and/or Facebook site please email the club with them.

Tomorrow July 31st is the last day to hand in Stick Draw prizes and Duckie Race tickets. Contact any of the club executive or drop off at Marie MacMaster’s place.

As we all know, things just don’t happen. People need to contribute some time and energy to guarantee events are worthy of presenting and attending.
With the upcoming BBQ and Duckie Race on August 4 much energy is going into its preparation but assistance is still required.
Members might be getting a phone call or a request to contribute some time. We are not seeking many hours — much less. The action that I am promoting is for as many members (Juniors’ parents included) to give some time — whatever is possible along with the person’s other responsibilities.
So as to save the Executive some phone calls, a call from you to an executive member would be appreciated and save us some time to devote to other event requirements.

Sunday, August 4 — help is needed!

One component of the fund raising at the Club’s August 4th Chicken BBQ / Duckie Race is the popular stick draw. So as to have a positive response regarding that game of chance the Club needs prizes for the stick purchasers to win.
At the Club’s July 9 Executive meeting the decision was made to ask all members (and others) to donate prizes to assist the success of the stick draws. The Executive’s request was for all members to donate something worth $5.00 or more and for that something to be of a quality to attract participants to purchase the numbered sticks. Along that same thought, if we all check what is stored within corners or at the back of closets in our homes I am certain that there are items that would serve quite well for prizes.
The other thought was for those who have business connections — or be willing to ask businesses — to seek promotional prizes from those business. The prizes should be of value to entice stick purchases. For example, during the recent ExxonMobil mock disaster exercise at the Club, ExxonMobil gave the Club two collapsible concert chairs that each retail in the area of $25.00 — two nice prizes for two lucky draw winners. We are not saying all prizes must be of such value, just to have winnings that will entice people to participate. Councillor MacPherson has already consented to providing some prizes both from his business and from the Municipality of the District of Guysborough.
Any prizes that you can provide may be left with any of the Club’s Executive by July 31: Paula Dobson, Holly Nahrebecky, Kay Chisholm, Phil O’Regan, Lois MacDonald, Brian Farrell and yours truly.
Please respond to the prizes request in a positive manner because your assistance is needed and — as always — will be sincerely appreciated.