It was a great day for ducks! At the stroke of noon on Sunday, June 14th, all 3,000 of them were released alongside the falls and then funneled into the chute at the head of Camden Harbor to be scooped up at the finish line. When the feathers stopped flying, the first 17 lucky duck owners to get there came away winners:

 

1) Vanderbilt Beach Resort (Naples, FL) vacation and $1000 travel voucher - Mike & Kate Pierce

2) $750 Pair Diamond Earrings by Etienne- Emil Pollak

3) Waterfront $100 GC - James McCrav

4) Oak Room-Rockport Harbor Hotel $75 GC - Greg Dorr

5) Vintage Room-18 Bay View Hotel $75 GC - Dianne Perfit

6) Glendarragh Lavender Farm $50 GC - Christine Malo

7) Laugh Loud Smile Big $50 GC - Deb Hitchings

8) Graffam's Seafood Market $50 GC- Serena Benner

9) Graffam's Seafood Market $50 GC- Pam Farmer

10) Oak Room-Rockport Harbor Hotel $50 GC - Steve Vondell

11) Vintage Room-18 Bay View Hotel $50 GC - Deanne Mauser

12) Plants Unlimited $50 GC - Karen Lea

13) Sea Hag Cider $40 GC - David Jones

14) Flatbread Pizza $35 GC - Penny Dunning

15) West Branch Hair $35 GC - Jen Dixon

16) Bagel Cafe $10 GC - Karen Lea

17) Bagel Cafe $10 GC- Andrew Dailey

 

Thanks again to everyone who purchased tickets this year.

 

Thanks, too, to the many West Bay Rotary members and volunteers who helped ensure that those rascally ducks were scooped up and tucked away safely for next year.

 

And, finally, a special thank you to this year's sponsors: Camden National Bank, Vanderbilt Beach Resort, Edward Jones—Ken Gardner, along with Allen Insurance and Financial, First National Bank, North Atlantic Painting & Builders, Rockport Building Partners, Quirk Auto Group, New Leaf Construction, Bay View Collection, Adventure Advertising, Bangor Savings Bank, Barren Distillery + Restaurant, and Sandy Cox—New England Real Estate.

 

Net proceeds for this annual fundraiser go toward West Bay Rotary's grants program in support of local and international charitable causes as well as its scholarship program.