Boat Race Supper and Special Raffles

The Rochester Memorial Day Boat Race (RMDBR) Ham and Bean Supper will be held Saturday, May 25at the Rochester Senior Center, 65 Dexter Lane. The supper will be served from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm and tickets can be purchased at the door. Adults are $10.00 and children under twelve are only $5.00. Beans baked by the best bean bakers in town, coleslaw and potato salad prepared by the Culinary Arts Department at Old Colony Vocational Tech, rolls and brown bread. And to top it all off, apple crisp for dessert prepared by The Artisan Bake Shop. 

            Proceeds from the supper help offset the expenses of the race. Also, there will be three special raffles drawn at the supper. William Watling III has custom made and donated two carbon fiber river racing paddles designed specifically for the RMDBR. Specs: foam core blade and shaft with carbon fiber and fiberglass laminate; fiberglass wrapped blade tip and edges for strength and durability; molded palm grip handle; approximately 26 ounces each. One has a bent shaft, angle 5 degrees, length 53.5 inches; the other is straight, with a length of 57.25 inches. Tickets are $5.00 each. There will be two separate drawings, one for each paddle. Choose which drawing you would like your ticket entered in or buy a couple for each one. 

            Another raffle is for a handmade crocheted afghan donated by Cecelia Hall. Color is blue this year; tickets are also $5.00 each. 

            A fourth raffle is also being conducted for a plywood river racer, 18 ½ feet, raced once, designed and built by veteran racer Chris Tangney, complete with paddles and life jackets. Tickets are $5.00 each. The boat raffle will be drawn at the Awards Program on the 27th.

            You do not have to be present to win any of the raffles and all proceeds go to the Rochester Firefighters Association to support the race. 

            This is the 85th anniversary of the race and it remains one of the few racing events with no entry fees as it was in 1934 when it was started. Enjoy a great meal at one of the important social events of the year in our area. The more the merrier. For additional information please contact Arthur Benner, Chairman, RMDBR, 508-763-2024 or email artbenner@comcast.net.

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