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Published: 07:00 AM, June 10, 2023
During the Newtown Lions Club’s 2023 Duck Race fundraiser, a flock of numbered rubber ducks got off to a rough start after being thrown into a rock formation under the Church Hill Road Pootatuck River bridge, but the previous activities and entertainment amply lifted the spirits of attendees almost No complaints.
According to longtime duck race organizer Bob Schmidt, 2,494 yellow rubber ducks were counted and loaded into barrel loaders, which transported them to the bridge. Those who adopted one or more ducks—whether they were awarded or not—helped net more than $10,000, which Lions clubs will spend the coming year on programs that support or benefit many local charities and organizations.
schmidt previously told newtown bee The Lions Club thanks Newtown residents and businesses who have supported the Duck Race for over 21 years, raising over $220,000 for local charities.
During the June 3 event, booths from about a dozen local organizations and institutions displayed crafts, toy boat races, samples and information about the organizations the participants represented. The Lions Club offers an 18-foot slide, a bounce house, mini golf and bean bag toss.
The following is the final official list of the 2023 Duck Race and the corresponding prizes – except for the first prize of the Lions, all others are generously donated:
1. Newtown Lions Club check for $2,000 to Sandy Hook winner Nancy Goldman
2. Three one-month memberships to the Porco Karate Academy, worth $450, awarded to Sandy Hook winner Anna Lawler
3. $100 Gino’s Parlor gift card and $80 Salon Michelle gift card to Newtown winner Elizabeth White
4. $100 Sabrina Style gift card and $50 The Villa gift card to Sandy Hook’s Laurie Wright
5. $100 Farmhouse Gift Card to Phyllis Page of Sandy Hook
6. $100 Sal e Pepe gift card to Jen Kinsmann of Newtown
7. $100 Pizza Palace gift card to Phil Keane of Fairfield
8. $100 Sugo Gastrobar Gift Card to Michael Talluto of Newtown
9. Berkshire Motors $75 gift card to Marnie Feder of Newtown
10. $50 one-year subscription newtown bee & $25 Peach Blossom Boutique to Timmy Hays of Newtown
11. $50 Nassar’s Hair Salon gift card and a $25 Cover Two gift card to Cynthia Joyce of Newtown
12. $50 Butcher’s Best gift card and $25 for two Sue Body of Newtown gift cards
13. $50 Big Y gift card and $25 cover for two gift cards to Diane Savinelli of Newtown
14. A $50 Blue Colony Diner gift card and a $25 Cover gift card to Elaine Landau of Newtown
15. Dr. Aaron Coopersmith of Newtown transfers $70 of the Edmond Town Hall film to
16. $50 My Place gift card to Monroe’s Denise Buckley
17. $50 gift card from Tambascio to Jon Christensen of New Hampshire
18. $50 Marketplace gift card for Keith Fitchett of Sandy Hook
19. Two $25 Town Players Little Theater tickets to Newtown’s Jim Funk
20. $25 Toy Tree Gift Card to Karen McCann of Ohio
After the ducks dropped, there were also three consolation prizes from BD Provisions, Newtown Cleaners and Sandy Hook Diner. For more information on the Newtown Lions Club, volunteering or joining the Newtown Lions Club, Visit the organization’s Facebook page or www.newtownlions.org.
Craig Ashurst guides members of his Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance through rehearsals before taking to the stage for the 2023 Newtown Lions Club Great Poutatak Duck Competition of attendees provided entertainment. – Bee Photo, Voket
Tyler DeShay (left) and Jude Tisi use vintage fireplace bellows to create wind for the sails of their toy boat along their diverging race lines at the 2023 Sandy Hook Duck race. A boat race sponsored by local Cub Scout Pack 270 is one of a dozen community booths for the June 3rd festival.
Newtown’s youngest Lions member, Jordan D’Amico, began transferring numbered rubber ducks to bucket loaders as they headed to the “launch zone” on the Church Hill Road bridge over the Pootatuck River for a short but important trip. – Bee Photo, Voket
Vincenza McNulty (from left) chats with Friends of Seniors in Newtown (FONS) volunteers Yvonne and Frnk Monette, and Annmarie Durkin at the local organization’s booth at this year’s Duck Race.
A group of young craftsmen showcased their talents at the Duck Race stand sponsored by Newtown Classical Ballet Centre. – Bee Photo, Voket
Owner Michael Porco (far right) instructs the young members of his Porco Karate Academy before those gathered in front of the 2023 Duck Race stage.
This year’s Duck Race event featured a pair of inflatable rides for teens from the Newtown Lions Club.
The main event of this year’s duck race came just after 2.30pm on June 3, when a bucket loader dumped nearly 2,500 numbered rubber ducks into the Putatak River for the Newtown Lions Club’s main fundraiser Draw a full stop. – Bee Photo, Voket
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