April 26th, 2014 was a BIG day for the Feldman Family... Not only us, but many people from church too!
Every year, a canoe and kayak race is held in Gulf Hammock as a charity event to benefit LARC {Levy Association of Retarded Citizens.}Evan went last year with Mr. Herron {a man from church} and this year with his friend Andrei Geist. This year he took fourth place out of 30 others in Recreation class.
There's bouncy houses, fresh country food, music, and of course the riverside to watch the live entertainment of racers.
It is such a fun event, and wonderful to know that it will help others in need!
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| Brigitta and Emaline |
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| Russell had a ball! |
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| There were rides given in an old truck turned into a wagon. |
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| Alayna and Farrah were volunteers in the food line... I had an easy job; take pictures! 333 photos to be exact=) |
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| Bo was a volunteer also... he served fresh boiled peanuts with Mrs. Epperson and Mr. Canova Jr. |
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| Children + Bouncy House = FUN! |
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| Just in front of the orange Exede tent is the finish line. |
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| The first boat to come in was Mr. Edwards. He has raced all 37 times in the first Wild Hog T-shirt! |
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| Mr. Dash and Austin were next. They placed second in the Parent/Youth class. |
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| Everyone loved Mr. Dash's "superman" move! |
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| Daniel Maynard and Mr. Couch place FIRST in the experienced class. If they're in the race, you automatically know who's winning=) |
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| Tim and Travis Epperson {in yellow shirts} placed 3rd in the Recreation Class. Evan and Andrei came in close behind. |
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| They were puttin' all they had into it=) |
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| Evan captioned this "It's been a whole year, I missed you so much!" Too funny... |
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| And there they go! |
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| Evan didn't even take time to sit down... the reason the photos are blurry, is because my hands were shaking with excitement! |
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| After they crossed the finish line, Evan dove in the water to cool off! I missed it... Their finishing time was 2 hours, 5 minutes, and 34 seconds. I think they would have made second or third if not for Andrei's cramps along the way...=( |
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| Thaddeus and Octavius Martorell went too. There were a total of 10 boats from church. |
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| White water! |
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| Even though we do not know these men, I had to get pictures of them... they were SOOOO funny! |
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| Going... |
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| going... |
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| GONE!!! |
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| I guess they were in the submarine class=) |
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| Mamaw and Bompa were there as well as the Cooper family! We had a nice time of fellowship. |
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| Mr. Harding and Walace Harding went. |
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| But they flipped... They were certainly not the only ones to do that though! |
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| Mr. Saint and Jacob Saint did a good job. This is not an easy race to do! |
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| Mr. and Mrs. Herron |
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| Mrs. Herron says that Mr. Herron can have Evan next year=)! |
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| Johnny Saint and Mr. Winters. {from Itech} John was the youngest racer! |
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| Hungry racers get to eat now! After 8 miles of grueling work, they're sure ready to eat! |
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as unto the LORD!
Wow! Very exciting!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lot of fun.
Very well done Evan!
Colin Limbeek
Thank you Colin!
DeleteHow fun! This looks like an exciting event filled with hard work, plenty of smiles and laughs, and quite a few splashes of water! :) Great job capturing it all!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Shannon
Wonderful photos AND excellent job, Evan! That event looks very difficult and I only had the privilege of seeing a fraction of it. Mrs. Jones
ReplyDeleteI had a good partner Mrs. Jones, we took 4th place.
DeleteMaybe ya'll could plan a trip down here for it next year, we need a Jones team! You and Mr. Jones could enter Mixed class, and Seth and John would make great team for the class I race in, Recreation. You can use some of my boats, that would be less hauling for you.