2008 Races & Activities
Barnes & Noble Giftwrapping Fundraiser – Dec 14
Machestic's Seventh Annual Holiday Party and White Elephant – Dec 13
hosted by Jacqui and Marty
10,000 Villages Community Day Fundraiser – Dec 7
Marbleized Glass Ornament Workshop – Nov 24
Joined Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce – Nov 19
WWFM Interview – Terry and Carol were interviewed on WWFM (The Classical Network) for the Views & Voices Show with the Rachel Katz – Oct 17
Picnic on Machestic's beach, clean boat and store away – Oct 12
GWN Mercer Lake Dragon Boat Festival – Sept 20
Necklace making workshop – Sept 7
Girl's Night Out "Leader of the Pack" – Aug 30
Girl's Night Out "The Full Monty" – Aug 17
Canoe / Kayak Trip to Cedar River / Pine Barons – Aug 16
Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival – Burlington, VT
Sisters at Heart Celebration – Sat, Aug 2nd
The Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival – Sun, Aug 3rd
Check Presentation to us from "activities-event specialists" for $1300 – July 22
Team Picnic hosted by Carol and Ann – July 20
Check Presentation to "BCRC" for $11,000 – July 15
Finger Lakes International Dragon Boat Festival – Ithaca, New York – June 12
Annie, Janice, Carol W., Arietta, Terry and Renee raced with "Team SOS" against the 7-year veteran "Hope Chest" from Buffalo, NY
and took home a gold medal.
Running with 4 fewer paddlers than our fierce competitor, Brennen of Team Dragons helped us finish with the following times:
250 meter race 1: SOS/Machestics 1:27.760/Hope Chest 1:35.920
250 meter race 2: SOS/Machestics 1:27.340/Hope Chest 1:41.850
500 meter race 3: SOS/Machestics 3:03.540/Hope Chest 3:16.950
500 meter race 4: SOS/Machestics 3:11.290/Hope Chest 3:29.400
Team Fundraiser with "activities-event specialists" – June 18
Fran, Carol W., Terry, Suzanne B., Annie, Renee, Carol S.
activities helps organizations become more profitable and improve communications by designing, managing and producing events that are based on customer objectives
NJ Friendship Races – June 7
Second Paddle For Pink Community Dragon Boat Festival –
Mercer County Park Marina – June1
Machestics raised $11,000 for BCRC and $700 for LIGA Flying Doctors of Mercy (Field of Women)
BCS: 1st-Machestics, 2nd-Gilda's Gladiators, 3rd-Hope in the Boat, 4th-Team SOS, 5th-GoPink!DC, 6th-Hope Floats
WOMEN'S: 1st-Racey Women, 2nd-Roosevelt Dragons, 3rd-Mercer County Oncology Nurses
OPEN: 1st-Ma-Yi Dragons, 2nd-Merrill Dragons Gold, tied for 3rd-Team Dragons, tied for 3rd-Team Banana Boat
Team Fundraiser Rummage Sale / Bake Sale – May 3
Move boat into water and begin first practice – Apr 15
Finished refurbishing our boat – Apr 15
Pre-season training classes at YWCA – Tuesdays, Jan 29 thru Apr 15
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