{"id":11150,"date":"2018-03-14T20:36:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T00:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=11150"},"modified":"2018-03-20T09:54:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T13:54:27","slug":"wawa-ice-fishing-derby-thanks-to-our-volunteers-donors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/14\/wawa-ice-fishing-derby-thanks-to-our-volunteers-donors\/","title":{"rendered":"Wawa Ice Fishing Derby – Thanks to our volunteers & donors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Willing volunteers form the backbone of many successful endeavours, and the 27th annual Wawa ice Fishing Derby is no exception to that rule.\u00a0\u00a0Without volunteers, the Derby simply could not happen!<\/div>\n
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For Thursday night night’s set-up, the Derby Board members were joined by a great team – Mason, Trevor, Alexa, Nikki and Sebastien – who willingly packed, lifted or moved whatever we asked.\u00a0\u00a0Thank you!<\/div>\n
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Friday’s Registration “marathon” would not have happened without the participation of Judy and Claudette, Diane and Claire, Marg and Michael, Lesley and Roberta, Ann, Mary and Holly, Pauline and John, Sandra and Jayne, Mark and Bev, Rob and Gregoire, Michelle and Wendy. To register 1,312 participants is a huge job, and to quote one volunteer, “the line didn’t end – people\u00a0\u00a0just kept coming!”<\/div>\n
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Fortunately, Mason, Allison, Michelle, Trevor, Alex, Nikki and Matt were there to act as “runners and helpers”, finding tickets, stocking mugs, supplying hot coffee, and whatever else could be done to keep things going smoothly.\u00a0\u00a0The Derby is fortunate to have such an amazing group, and we give them heartfelt thanks.<\/div>\n
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And where would the fish weighing table be, without the “weigher emeritus”, Louis??\u00a0\u00a0Louis arrived early on both Saturday and Sunday, and worked through both days washing and weighing fish.\u00a0\u00a0Thank you, Louis!<\/div>\n
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At this time, we must also thank Sheila, our computer expert, who kept records of all the fish, the participants who caught them, the correct weights, lakes and times, and did her best to coerce a sometimes awkward computer to behave!\u00a0\u00a0Thanks also to Dave, our webmaster, who stepped up when the computer became too awkward!\u00a0\u00a0And thank you to Gregoire Mazal, Wawa’s 2017\/2018 Rotary Exchange student from France, who was our draw master for some Early Bird prizes and most importantly, draw master for the $30,000 Registration draw.<\/div>\n
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Thanks also go to Chayse, the best fish-cleaner ever, and his partner Julia.\u00a0\u00a0Derby rules require that each fish is gutted, but Chayse went “above and beyond”, not only gutting fish but filleting them if the participant requested.\u00a0\u00a0 And on the topic of “fish”, we would be remiss if we did not thank all those participants who donated their fish to the Wawa Food Bank.<\/div>\n
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In addition to the scheduled volunteers, two others stand out.\u00a0\u00a0Many, many thanks go to Richie and family, who stepped up to solve a music\u00a0problem, and to Robert, who spent a few minutes on Sunday to clear up confusion.<\/div>\n
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Thanks go to Jody for her work at the dance, and thanks go to our contractual partners, Wawa Volunteer Firefighters, for their work in setting up and tearing down, and to Wawa SnoRiders, for trail grooming, ice huts and patrollers.<\/div>\n
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Finally, thanks to Marla and Mandy, Alex and Brian, and the staff of MMCC, who have given the Derby Board so much assistance over the past 6 months.<\/div>\n
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There is an old proverb, “many hands make light work”,\u00a0\u00a0and the 2018 Wawa Ice Fishing Derby certainly proved that.\u00a0\u00a0Without so much help, we couldn’t have succeeded.\u00a0\u00a0Thank you.<\/div>\n
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The Board of Directors of the 27th annual Wawa Ice Fishing Derby would also like to thank the following businesses and individuals for their donations to the Random Prize Draws.\u00a0\u00a0Through their generosity, over 180 random prizes were available for our participants. We apologize most sincerely if anyone has been inadvertently missed.<\/div>\n
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Canadian Tire – Mike Espey<\/div>\n
Wesdome Mines<\/div>\n
JJAM FM Radio<\/div>\n
Algoma Power<\/div>\n
Brookfield Renewable<\/div>\n
Body Lines by Crack<\/div>\n
Michael Allemano<\/div>\n
Millette Contracting<\/div>\n
Northern Lights Ford<\/div>\n
Co-Operators Insurance<\/div>\n
The Bargain Shop staff<\/div>\n
Beaver Motel\/MacIntyre Trucking<\/div>\n
Molson Canada<\/div>\n
Bristol Motel<\/div>\n
Buck\u2019s Marina<\/div>\n
Canada Brokerlink<\/div>\n
Dawson & Keenan Insurance<\/div>\n
Embassy Restaurant<\/div>\n
Wawa Home Building Centre<\/div>\n
Everything Flooring<\/div>\n
Fenlon\u2019s Pharmacy<\/div>\n
Fountain Tire<\/div>\n
J & J Firewood<\/div>\n
Jim\u2019s Barber Shop<\/div>\n
J. Provost Contracting<\/div>\n
Jones Power Sports<\/div>\n
Lorraine Nelemans<\/div>\n
Dr. Marnie Lafleur<\/div>\n
Mission Motors<\/div>\n
Jean Marc Bourque, RMT<\/div>\n
North of 17 Restaurant<\/div>\n
Northern Credit Union<\/div>\n
Roxy Bowling<\/div>\n
Gillienne Begin – Petro Canada<\/div>\n
Sam Dawyd, Barber<\/div>\n
SPG Gas<\/div>\n
Subway<\/div>\n
Tim Horton\u2019s<\/div>\n
Trans Canada Chrysler<\/div>\n
Wawa Motor Inn<\/div>\n
Wawa Rent-All and Repair<\/div>\n
Wawa ValuMart<\/div>\n
Judy Page Moore Catering<\/div>\n
Wawa Dental Centre<\/div>\n
Gilmartin Funeral Home<\/div>\n
Kevin\u2019s Heating<\/div>\n
Algoma Health Unit<\/div>\n
Davidson Fuels<\/div>\n
Frank McCrae Carving<\/div>\n
RD Yard Care<\/div>\n
North Star Fusion<\/div>\n
Royal Bank<\/div>\n
Chippewa Trading Post<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Editor’s Note – This article was corrected on March 20, 2018. The spelling of RD Yard Care was corrected.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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