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P4F Wrap up, Part I
Kevin Olney 10/23/22 #32575
It was a tremendous showing of community today at Padden! Congratulations to all the racers and thank you to all the volunteers. This could not happen without you.

We are still processing donations, sorting through pictures, and finalizing results. I'll try and get a full recap out by tomorrow evening. In the meantime, you can view preliminary results at: https://pacificmultisports.com/results/paddle4food2022/#0_17DC96

Please share any fun stories you might have from the day.
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Brandon Nelson 10/24/22 #32580

To ALL the organizers, volunteers, and contributors at P4F, THANK YOU!!!

To Peter Marcus for creating the event in the first place, and for showing up yesterday as the guest of honor, THANK YOU!!!
What a perfect day for it, too. One day later and it would've been the P4F / Rough Water / rescue clinic / tent-flying-championships all rolled into one.
So good to see you all and get to visit.
Love from the Nelsons
PS… Beer & Cheese Soup w/Bacon??? Soooo good!!! (They all were!!!)

Paddle 4 Food Final
Kevin Olney 10/24/22 #32587

Thanks to everyone who attended and supported Paddle 4 Food 2022!

Nestled neatly between weird extended summer/smoke season and True Fall wind and rain we enjoyed some classic October weather. Calm crisp morning with some sunshine and a light breeze in the afternoon. I saw at least one racer go shirtless, so that’s something. There were no recorded swims for only the second time in P4F history.

Truly a community event, we had racers aged 8 to 80. The teams were competitive, with all teams finishing only 10 minutes apart. We know it could not have happened without the help of some awesome individuals:

Julie V, Kim W- registration, cleanup

John R - Soup Boss, kitchen organizer

Denise T - kitchen, cleanup

Deb B - setup, cleanup, kitchen

Brandon N - buoys, team formation

Steve S - buoys, boats

Kim R - boater safety

Tom H - money magic

Adrienne, Tierra- timing

Marc B - registration, timing, equipment

Paul C - permit, insurance, awards

Peter Marcus - the father of P4F!

And many thanks to all the other helping hands throughout the day. Huge thanks to the folks who supplied soup and cookies. I’m not sure who brought what, but it was an amazing spread!

Aside from the exciting racing and fun social event, the whole point of the day was to benefit the Food Bank. That goal was accomplished! Your combined generosity resulted in over 200 lbs of food and nearly $5000 donated to the Bellingham Food Bank!! That’s amazing folks. A lot of people rely on the Food Bank for daily meals and to get through hard times. It is important work they do and I’m glad we can help sustain the cause.

Stay safe out there and thanks everyone for making it a huge success!

Kevin O

Awesome community!

The winning team

John Rybczyk 10/25/22 #32589

I can add the soup makers to the list of folks deserving of thanks…

Denise T. Corn Chowder
Dan M. and Bev. Beer, cheese and bacon soup (my favorite).
Chris O. Kale and Yam soup (Chris, I have your red spoon)
Adam, Chicken Tortilla Soup
Kevin O. Chili (First to get all eaten, second year in a row).
John R. Smoked Salmon Chowder
Neil, Chicken Orzo soup

All together the paddlers, family and friends consumed 47,000 gallons of soup and we were able to feed everyone but Duncan.

Reivers Dustin 10/25/22 #32594

jeepers creepers! those soups are like “beat bobby flay” level stuff.