denmarkshepherds
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Unique boat race for charity
NewsChannel5.com |
Nashville News, Weather
SMITHVILLE, Tenn. – They packed a tiny marina on the edge of Smithville Saturday afternoon ready to raise money, and more importantly, see who would
stay afloat in an attempt to give back to a local charity.
"It took about 20 hours to get the whole thing together," explained 59-year-old Earnie Jones as he stood on a dock looking out over the lake.
Jones and a few dozen other competitors from across Middle Tennessee have spent the last few weeks building boats. But the rules for the boat race
they were preparing for on Saturday stipulated they were only allowed to use a piece of plywood, two two-by-fours, a pound of fasteners, and a roll
of duct tape.
From the boat race, a silent auction and a t-shirt sale, the charity, Jolly Angels, managed to raise a few thousand dollars on Saturday. All of the
money will go to soldier families at Ft. Campbell who are having a tough time financially.
Only one of the boats in Saturday afternoon's race sunk, and Earnie was glad it wasn't his.
"That was fun, it really was."
http://www.newschannel5.com/story/19139000/local-charity-tak...
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MarineAssist
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This is the same type of thing Bluebird has said in the past would be great to have here.
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MarineAssist
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Funny, the one guy named his boat "Butt Quack" LOL
Reminds me of Hillman. 
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E_HILLMAN
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Ok Re3 junior!
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Bluebird
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At a time when marinas are struggling economically it would seem that targeting new customers with UNIQUE new activities is a no brainer........
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MarineAssist
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That quacks me up.
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flatstastic
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We have a similar thing at home in the spring but it is a cardboard boat race. Cardboard and duct tape. The water is rarely over 4' where they race.
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