OK, this time we really mean it. Wednesday, July 20, 2022, is the final deadline to send in songs for the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest.
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Here is the entry form: https://forms.gle/A2tpW1c7HJK3Tjuf7
“We had a blast and heard some great music from the community last year, and we are looking forward to some fine submissions for 2022!” said Josh Duncan, a Judge last year, and Scribe of the Committee.
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That song you’ve been working on: today’s the day to send it in.
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Here is the entry form: https://forms.gle/A2tpW1c7HJK3Tjuf7
Follow this link for everything else about the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest 2022-08-20, including prizes for songwriters: Continue reading
Hahira, Georgia, July 6, 2022 — “I’ve heard him all my life on the radio,” said organizing committee member Sara Jay Jones. That’s Kickin Kevin Thomas, who describes himself as, “Good timing, fun loving country radio host for the past 30 years.” We’re glad to welcome Kickin Kevin as the MC of the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, at the Finals, Saturday, August 20, 2022,” said Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman. “And he’s a fun guy to be around at an event: he knows music, and he knows good times,” said committee member Jesse Cole.
The committee also extended the deadline for song submissions a week, to Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Songwriters, please send in your song today!
Follow this link for song submission form, contest Rules, sponsorships, and soon, entry tickets:
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Update 2022-08-26: Wesley Vallotton accepted Songwriting Contest raffle kayak for Mala Vallotton 2022-08-24.
Hahira, Georgia, May 26, 2022 — Sponsors of the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest get an additional perq, as well as entry tickets, and other benefits. Georgia Beer Company has donated a Vibe Yellowfin 120 kayak, worth more than a thousand dollars retail. WWALS draw raffle tickets for that kayak at the Contest, August 20, 2022, at the Turner Center Art Park in Valdosta, GA. Each $100 cash sponsor donation gets one of those raffle tickets.
“Sponsoring the Contest is a great way to support the work of WWALS, from paddle outings, water trails, and water quality testing, to opposing trash, mines, and toll roads.” said WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman, “But there’s a cap of 30 tickets, so get your sponsorships in early.”
Follow this link for sponsorships and much more about the Contest, including song submission form, contest Rules, and, soon, entry tickets:
wwals.net/pictures/2022-08-20–songwriting
“We already have one $500 sponsor,” said Continue reading
Update 2022-12-07: Video: Kayak raffle winner @ Banks Lake Full Wolf Moon paddle 2022-12-07.
Update 2022-11-13: Slightly earlier kayak raffle drawing for Big Tuna with paddle and seats 2022-12-07.
You could win this Jackson Kayak Big Tuna fishing kayak, with seats, paddles, and life jackets. Thanks to Frank and Sissy Norman for the generous donation. This gently used kayak has plenty of fun days ahead for the winner.
The winner will be drawn December 7, 2022, at the Banks Lake Full Cold Moon Paddle. You do not have to be present to win. Proceeds go to support the activities and advocacy of WWALS.
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WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman mixed up all the raffle tickets since June, Outings, from Juneteenth, from the WWALS Boomerang paddle race and the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, from the Hahira Honeybee festival, gotten from WWALS Board members, or online.
Yesterday she transcribed all the online tickets onto paper so they would be the same as all the others.
Then she shook them all up.
And drew a winner.
The winner of the Vibe 120 Yellowfin Sit-On-Top Kayak with Paddle, $950 value, is…
Kristin Kuntz, of Lancaster, New York.
Gretchen called her up, and the winner was thrilled!
They agreed to figure out delivery later.
So, who wants to donate another another kayak for another raffle?
Here’s the video: Continue reading
Update 2021-12-11: And the winner is….
The raffle tickets are in, and at noon today WWALS will draw one ticket for the winner of a Vibe 120 Yellowfin Sit-On-Top Kayak with Paddle, $950 value.
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Kayak Raffle Drawing 2021-12-11
WWALS Watershed Coalition is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Kayak Raffle Drawing
Time: Dec 11, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Get some fresh-fried food at the Skillet Festival, and come by the WWALS booth, in Quitman, Georgia, this Saturday. Yes, we will have the raffle kayak, the $950 value Vibe Yellowfin 120. And what will NextEra be up to this year?
When: 9AM-5PM, Saturday, October 16, 2021
Where: Brooks County Courthouse, 100 Screven Street, Quitman, Georgia 31643
What: Brooks County Skillet Festival is an artisan craft fair, food festival and vintage market, all tied up in a pretty burlap bow.
Volunteer: You can help at the WWALS booth. Send us email to contact@suwanneeriverkeeper.org.
Event: facebook
WWALS at the Skillet Festival in 2018.
Update 2021-12-11: Kayak raffle drawing high noon 2021-12-11.
It retails for $900, plus this one has a paddle, so $950 value. You could get it in the WWALS kayak raffle. Online donations for tickets can be made here:
That paypal form says $5.50 and $21.00, because of paypal fees.
WWALS will have physical kayak raffle tickets at upcoming events. For those there’s no paypal fee, so the physical tickets are $5 each or $20 for five tickets.
All your kayak raffle ticket donations go to support the education, outings, events, programs, and advocacy of WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. Continue reading
And the winner of the WWALS kayak raffle for an Emotion Stealth 11 Sit-On-Top Kayak with Carlisle Paddle, $600.00 value is…
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Drawing, Reaction, Calling, Winner
Wenda Gaile Bailey of Nashville, Georgia!
Dylan Phillips of Hahira drew the winning ticket, surprising WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman, and WWALS board member Dan Phillips delivered the kayak. Continue reading
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