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Race For Hope: June 13th, 2015 North Cape Yacht Club
This is the 11h year that NCYC and the American Cancer Society have partnered to raise money for cancer research. The whole day was spectacular with record participation and weather. A special thanks to Barb Shaffer and the Shaffer family for handling race committee. Everyone involved had an awesome time with the race, meal and music.
A combination of Ragan Shaffer, Jodi Grey, Dana Thompson, Barb Hickey, Diane, and, Holly Miller, the entire Bridge and Commodore Russ Atkinson sought participation from many boaters and Sponsors. A special shout out to Tim Manton from Reed Yacht Sales and Zodiac for the big raffle item this year along with Russ for donating a motor to go with the Zodiac. This year’s lead sponsor was Parker Steel secured by Vicky Kretz. In addition to Parker we had Durocher’s, Toledo Beach Marina, SABCO, Sun Federal Credit Union, Tuffy, Wexler & White CPA, (Davenport, Hanph & CO), Toledo Jet Center, Reynolds Road Animal Hospital, Toledo Window and Door, Merrill Lynch, Arakyta, DECO Tool. PODS, Milan PT, Biz Tech, The Monroe Family YMCA, Lays Transmission, John Hancock, and North Cape Yacht Club. In addition to Sponsors, we had a wonderful collection of auction items donated by many NCYC members and friends.
The cooks lead by Tom Henkel and Boy Scout Troop 25 put on another excellent steak dinner with all the extras. This year we had Boy Scouts serve the dinner to reduce lines and insure everyone was served. Everyone enjoyed the extra touches of sweetness with the best cupcakes ever provided by Michelle and the Eischen family.
The day was concluded with the awards with Orange Crate winning the overall race. Following the awards “Hot Rod” Rodney Parker and the Liberty Beach Band cranked the Country tunes and turned North Cape Redneck for the night. The Annapolis boat show trip raffle this year went to Joe and Carla. The Zodiac went to Dennis Maurer, a member of the Time Machine crew. We also appreciate the opportunity to partner with the CRAM regatta which marks the 8th consecutive year.
The entire event raised close to $28,000.00 AN ALL TIME RECORD which all goes towards research and patient services in the local community. Collectively the ACS has raised over $35 Million this year to battle this dreaded disease and for the first time we are starting to see a decline in Cancer incidents in the state. Big thank you goes out to everyone who supported the day because every dollar we raised helps us Finish the Fight and help us celebrate more Birthdays since the American Cancer Society is the official sponsor of Birthdays.
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