Beaver Island Michigan

Adopt A Duck For Five Bucks! Sponsor a duck in a Rubber Duck Race. Kelton Hunter is a young man recently diagnosed with Cancer and has a long course of treatments ahead of him. To help his family defray the costs, we are holding a Rubber Duck Derby. For five dollars you can pick a numbered duck, and if your duck comes in first, second, or third you can win a prize. Remember, we want Kelton and his family to be the real winners here, so come play for support and fun! 1:30 Saturday August 30th @ the Public Beach after the Marathon. Any questions call Lisa Gillespie 448-2888, Michelle LaFreniere 448-2308, or Sheri Timsak 448-2510.

To purchase a duck off island, please send checks made payable to: Randi Hunter c/o Lisa Gillespie P.O. Box 252 Beaver Island, MI 49782. If you have a certain number that you would like to purchase for your duck, Lisa will try to honor that if the number is still available otherwise a random number will be chosen for your duck. One number per duck. Thanking you in advance!

Don't forget to Adopt a Duck For Five Bucks for Kelton!!

Sponsor a duck for five bucks!!! Call Lisa @ 231-448-2888 to get your number for your duck!!! Please remember that this is to help Kelton and his family defray costs, so lets make Kelton the winner and purchase all the ducks Lisa has!!!!

Thanks to all you have donated money, prizes and purchased ducks for Kelton's Duck Race! The race will commence approximately 1:30 pm on Saturday August 30th after the marathon at the public beach. Come and cluck for your duck!

300 Ducks were sold!!!!! The ducks will be launched on Saturday, August 30th at approxiamately 1:30pm. We have been overwhelmed by the generous donations and prizes!!! The prizes are as follows:
1st Place: Christmas Afghan from Terry Meaney, 2 Round Trip Adult Boat tickets from the Beaver Island Boat Company. 2nd Place: Beaver Island Afghan from Powers Hardware, 1 Round Trip Adult Ticket from Island Airways. 3rd Place: Beaver Island Blanket from Shipwreck Shirts, 2 Large Pizzas, Breadsticks and Pop from Daddy Franks.
Additional prizes: *1 Men's Sweatshirt from McDonough's Market
* Basket of Goodies from B.I. Community Center
* $25.00 Gift Certicate from Livingstone Studios
*Tub of Ice Cream from Daddy Franks
* $25.00 Gift Certificate from B.I. Studio & Gallery
* Basket of Jafra Skin Care from Bev Cantwell
* $50.00 Gift Certificate from Shamrock
* Battery Charger from Cole's Carquest
* 4 Single Waffle Cones from Daddy Franks
* 1 Womens Sweatshirt from McDonough's Mkt
* $50.00 Gift Certificate from the Shamrock
*$25.00 from John & Jeanne Gillespie
* Certificate for 1 hour Relaxing Massage from
Karen Whitecraft
*2 Beautiful Poster from Karen Johnson
*4 BI Music Fest T-Shirtsfrom Dan & Carol Burton
* 2 St James Boat Shop T-Shirts - Dan & Carol
Burton
* Disc Golf Disc from Hideaway Campgrounds
* 2 - One Way Adult Tickets from Island Airways

"Release the Quaken". Saturday, August 30th, watch the ducks dive and ride the waves at the Public Beach @ approxiamately 1:30pm. There will be first, second and third place winners, and do a quacker grab for the rest of the prizes. There are 31 additional prizes so your chance of winning something is pretty good. Remember, The only one who we want to win is KELTON!!!!!

heh lisa ...rough weather it seems is ahead for the ducks.....are they going to be wearing lifejackets? I can crochet up 300 if needed....lol

Below is a list of all the donations and the winners!!! Prizes may be picked up at the Beaver Island Boat Dock before 6pm on saturday and Sunday and by 8pm on Labor Day. Thank you to everyone for the generous donations/ prizes!! Special thanks to all who helped out at the public beach today:
Cameramen/women: Joe Moore, Frank Solle, Steve West, Deb Bousquet, and Kitty McNamara Green
Our Water Girls and Duck Wranglers: Maeve Green and Cristin Cole
Our Duck Savior: DJ Blanchard
Our Duck Plucker: Shirley Sowa
Thanks again to all who bought ducks, donated prizes and made donations!! $1770.00 was raised for Kelton Hunter!!!
Thanks
Lisa, Michelle and Sheri

TERRY MEANEY -CHRISTMAS AFGHAN
BEAVER ISLAND BOAT CO â?? 2 RT ADULT TICKETS - KATHY SPECK

POWERS HARDWARE â?? BEAVER ISLAND AFGHAN
ISLAND AIRWAYS â?? 1 RT ADULT TICKET - BRYAN TIMSAK

SHIPWRECK SHIRTS â?? BEAVER ISLAND BLANKET
DADDY FRANKS- 2 LG PIZZA, BREADSTICKS & POP - RICH HILL

ADDITIONAL PRIZES:

MCDONOUGHâ??S MKT â?? 1 MENS SWEATSHIRT - ABBY (ADAMS) HART

B.I. COMMUNITY CENTER â?? BASKET OF GOODIES - JEWELL GILLESPIE

LIVINGSTONE STUDIOS - $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE - JOHN MATELA

DADDY FRANKS â?? TUB OF ICE CREAM CERTIFICATE- KATHY SPECK

B. I. STUDIO & GALLERY - $25.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE - DARLENE BOGNER

BEV CANTWELL â?? BASKET OF JAFRA SKIN CARE- KURT SMITH

SHAMROCK- $50.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE - RICH HILL

DAVE & BERNADETTE COLE â?? CARQUEST BATTERY CHARGER- MARY BETH LISEK

ISLAND ENERGIES - $50.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE - NATHAN MCDONOUGH

DADDY FRANKS â?? 4 SINGLE WAFFLE CONES- BEV CANTWELL

MCDONOUGHâ??S MKT â?? 1 WOMENS SWEATSHIRT -KAREN WHITECRAFT

SHAMROCK - $50.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE - LOIS STIPP

JOHN & JEANNE GILLESPIE - $25.00 - MARY COOK

ISLAND ENERGIES â?? BLUE T SHIRT - KERRY SMITH

KAREN WHITECRAFT â?? CERTIFICATE FOR 1 HOUR
RELAXING MASSAGE - KERRY SMITH

ISLAND ENERGIES â?? TAN T- SHIRT - EVAN STEGER

KAREN JOHNSON â?? 1 BEAUTIFUL POSTER - JOHN MATELA

KAREN JOHNSON â?? 1 BEAUTIFUL POSTER - LIZ LANIER

DAN & CAROL BURTON â?? BI MUSIC FEST T- SHIRT -MARY HENRICKSON

DAN & CAROL BURTON â?? BI MUSIC FEST T-SHIRT- RICH HILL

DAN & CAROL BURTON â?? BI MUSIC FEST T-SHIRT - ANDREW GROGAN

ISLAND ENERGIES - HUNTER ORANGE T- SHIRT -JUDY BOYLE

BI BOAT SHOP/BURTON â?? ST JAMES BOAT SHOP TEE - TERRY CAREY

BI BOAT SHOP/BURTON- ST JAMES BOAT SHOP TEE - MARY JEAN PIKE

HIDEAWAY CAMPGROUNDS â?? DISC GOLF DISC- KRYSTLE TIMSAK

ISLAND ENERGIES â?? HUNTER ORANGE T- SHIRT -ANGEL WELKE

ISLAND AIRWAYS â?? 1 ADULT ONE WAY TICKET - LIZ LANIER

DAWN MARSH- DECOY WINE SAUVIGNON BLANC - RACHEL GROGAN

ISLAND AIRWAYS â?? 1 ADULT ONE WAY TICKET - RON MARSH

DAN & CAROL BURTON â?? BI MUSIC FEST T-SHIRT - BROGAN MAUDRIE

Pictures of this event and video are available on Beaver Island News on the 'Net.

http://beaverislandnews.com

Joe Moore, editor

Thank you so very much to Lisa, Michelle, Sherri, and all their helpers. Many thanks too, to all who donated prizes and bought ducks. You have no idea how much your love and support means to all of us.