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 **P4F Early Recap\\
 Kevin Olney** \\
-/15/23   #34571
+/15/23 #34571
 What a day at the lake! There was a lot of action at Padden today and it may take some time to unpack. Here’s a few highlights to start:
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 We will update with full team info soon
-Food Bank donations are still being tallied. Final dollars still trickling in, but the paddling community has come up HUGE this year!! More info to follow...
+Food Bank donations are still being tallied. Final dollars still trickling in, but the paddling community has come up HUGE this year!! More info to follow…
 Thank you all for your support,
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 **Adrienne D** \\
-/15/23   #34572
+/15/23 #34572
 From a mama/volunteer/yeller about clearing the finish line:
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 Thank you all for a fantastic morning!
+{{  :races:usa:p4f:p4fkids_2023.jpg?direct&400x300  |p4fkids_2023.jpg}}
 **Brandon Nelson** \\
-/16/23   #34573
+/16/23 #34573
-Thank you Kevin and Amber and ALLLLL the volunteers who made yesterday totally AWESOME! P4F is the ultimate paddling + friends + food gathering of the year. I couldn't help but think that Peter was up there sending the sun and warmth. Definitely the nicest day I remember for that event. \\
+Thank you Kevin and Amber and ALLLLL the volunteers who made yesterday totally AWESOME! P4F is the ultimate paddling + friends + food gathering of the year. I couldn't help but think that Peter was up there sending the sun and warmth. Definitely the nicest day I remember for that event.\\
 Cheers all. Thanks for an amazing day!\\
 Brandon
-**Reivers Dustin** 10/16/23   #34576
+**Reivers Dustin** 10/16/23 #34576
-So even though Michael Woods was missing I tried my best to keep the island vibe.  But that went away right at the start.  Third heat had some big boats started with vigor.  So here is this wave like behind the gorge sternwheeler.  OMG we rollin' with the big dogs.  Fer a few minutes, then whoa nellie, back to reality.  Found myself dicing with a stout young lad in a Stellar.  We were both interested in working off the monster K-4 just up ahead of us.  K-4 was powered by halloween witches so they had it goin on.  K-4 didn't like those super hard turns.  So I crawled in behind and hung on for dear life.  Wish I had a speedometer, it felt fast.  The K-4 really did not like that 180 turn at the start line so then I'm thinking, "hey these are just little kids.  C'mon old man, put some mustard on this race."  Into the second lap we go.  I noticed some of the witches were taking off the heavy costumes.  That had so be boiling hot under those wigs and stuff.  I managed to pull even after those two hard turns at the top of the course.  But now these gals are looking at the old raisin.  They powered up and gave me a big old "NOPE".  hehe.  That was fun.  Feisty.
+So even though Michael Woods was missing I tried my best to keep the island vibe. But that went away right at the start. Third heat had some big boats started with vigor. So here is this wave like behind the gorge sternwheeler. OMG we rollin' with the big dogs. Fer a few minutes, then whoa nellie, back to reality. Found myself dicing with a stout young lad in a Stellar. We were both interested in working off the monster K-4 just up ahead of us. K-4 was powered by halloween witches so they had it goin on. K-4 didn't like those super hard turns. So I crawled in behind and hung on for dear life. Wish I had a speedometer, it felt fast. The K-4 really did not like that 180 turn at the start line so then I'm thinking, "hey these are just little kids. C'mon old man, put some mustard on this race." Into the second lap we go. I noticed some of the witches were taking off the heavy costumes. That had so be boiling hot under those wigs and stuff. I managed to pull even after those two hard turns at the top of the course. But now these gals are looking at the old raisin. They powered up and gave me a big old "NOPE". hehe. That was fun. Feisty.
-I felt good.  No GPS so I don't have reality.  And none of my arch rivals were nearby.  So I can tell myself whatever I want.  I was awesome.  Way above average.  We had a good team and gave 'er a go.  hehe, we had Wilson doing last lap of each heat.  That was fun because the speed differential was startling.  We bagged fourth place in a field chock full of towering giants of staggering genius.
+I felt good. No GPS so I don't have reality. And none of my arch rivals were nearby. So I can tell myself whatever I want. I was awesome. Way above average. We had a good team and gave 'er a go. hehe, we had Wilson doing last lap of each heat. That was fun because the speed differential was startling. We bagged fourth place in a field chock full of towering giants of staggering genius.
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-**Tom Halsted** 10/16/23   #34578
+**Tom Halsted** 10/16/23 #34578
 It WAS an awesome event.\\
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 **Susan DeBari** \\
-/16/23   #34585
+/16/23 #34585
 Ditto on the thanks to all of you who contributed to this fantastic event!
-And really, the reason for our huli-of-the-year award is because you all are so amazing. I wanted to share a glimpse of this wonderful community with a good friend named Max, who has never been in an OC or a surfski before. And he wanted to see what it was like to paddle an OC, so why not start in a race? What could go wrong? \\
+And really, the reason for our huli-of-the-year award is because you all are so amazing. I wanted to share a glimpse of this wonderful community with a good friend named Max, who has never been in an OC or a surfski before. And he wanted to see what it was like to paddle an OC, so why not start in a race? What could go wrong?\\
-Well my friend is very very strong but our five minutes of pre-race practice did not get us synchronized. A strong pull on the right from my friend while I was exiting on the left led to … well you guessed it - the surprise swim. \\
+Well my friend is very very strong but our five minutes of pre-race practice did not get us synchronized. A strong pull on the right from my friend while I was exiting on the left led to … well you guessed it - the surprise swim.\\
-My excellent team-mates, Debra Noonan, Thom Pritchard, and that crazy fast triple of Bill-Fischer-Kevin were gracious (at least to my face). Max told me (at least to my face) that he had fun. \\
+My excellent team-mates, Debra Noonan, Thom Pritchard, and that crazy fast triple of Bill-Fischer-Kevin were gracious (at least to my face). Max told me (at least to my face) that he had fun.\\
 But I do know that he and his wife were impressed with all of you. The age range represented at this event was stunning.
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 **Crafty Barnacle at the P4F** \\
-Dan Mayhew 10/16/23   #34583
+Dan Mayhew 10/16/23 #34583
-You can learn endless tricks to get ahead in a race from the Barnacles. Many are familiar with David S engaging unwitting paddlers in  Socratic dialog  mid race. Larry B's tactic of alternating between power and rest often glides him to the podium. Medler explodes past foes to grind down their bones as he chants 'fe fi fo fum.' Duncan's tricks would fill pages rivaling The Art of War.
+You can learn endless tricks to get ahead in a race from the Barnacles. Many are familiar with David S engaging unwitting paddlers in Socratic dialog mid race. Larry B's tactic of alternating between power and rest often glides him to the podium. Medler explodes past foes to grind down their bones as he chants 'fe fi fo fum.' Duncan's tricks would fill pages rivaling The Art of War.
 So naturally, when Deano showed up for the P4F looking different I knew something was up. He had his long, neoprene paddling pants on inside out. Had he gained additional rotation my having the felt like interior press against his bucket? Was he unnerving his opponents with a game face on top and chaos on the bottom?
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 Or maybe Deano forgot how to put on his pants.
+{{  :races:usa:p4f:deano_pants.jpeg?direct&541x640  |deano_pants.jpeg}}
 **Dean Bumstead** \\
-/16/23   #34584
+/16/23 #34584
 My secret has been exposed. At least I hope it was just that.
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 **Duncan Howat** \\
-/16/23   #34586
+/16/23 #34586
-Nice photo Dan. But what does the L stand for in the back.   Couldn't make it sunday to the general fun , free food, (always looking for that) and general angst about team assigment. But a touch of first time covid, then over that, flu , before I could get the vaccine. What a nice day sunday was. Nice work by Kevin , and Gordon Ramsay, from "Hell's Kitchen" for the food which I missed ,Or was it JohnR ? I guess the race has a duel meaning.
+Nice photo Dan. But what does the L stand for in the back. Couldn't make it sunday to the general fun , free food, (always looking for that) and general angst about team assigment. But a touch of first time covid, then over that, flu , before I could get the vaccine. What a nice day sunday was. Nice work by Kevin , and Gordon Ramsay, from "Hell's Kitchen" for the food which I missed ,Or was it JohnR ? I guess the race has a duel meaning.
-**Dan Mayhew** 10/16/23   #34587
+**Dan Mayhew** 10/16/23 #34587
 Duncan, Sorry to hear you were sick. It was a spectacular, warm sunny day with a great turnout.
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 **David Scherrer** \\
-/17/23   #34588   \\
+/17/23 #34588\\
-Dan...Socrates hu?  Ha, about the only thing in the wide universe connecting the ol'fella and myself is our appreciation of Retsina!\\
+Dan…Socrates hu? Ha, about the only thing in the wide universe connecting the ol'fella and myself is our appreciation of Retsina!\\
 D.
 **Paul Reavley** \\
-/17/23   #34589
+/17/23 #34589
 David,
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 **David Scherrer**
-/17/23   #34590   \\
+/17/23 #34590\\
 Alas, alas, I have been found out!
 **MARC WHITLOCK** \\
-/17/23   #34591
+/17/23 #34591
 Not a big discovery, David.
+**P4F Final\\
+Kevin Olney** \\
+/04/23   #34667
+Thanks to everyone who attended and supported Paddle 4 Food 2023!
+We enjoyed some classic October weather. Calm crisp morning with sunshine and a light breeze in the afternoon. The teams were competitive, with all 13 teams finishing less than 11 minutes apart. It could not have happened without the help of some awesome individuals:
+Julie V, Kim W- registration, cleanup
+John R - Soup Boss, kitchen organizer
+Deb B, Sandy G - setup, cleanup, timing
+Brandon N - buoys
+Steve S - buoys, boats
+Kim R - AIS police
+Tom H - money magic
+Amber Z, Kirk C - team formation
+Adrienne, Kim W- timing
+Marc B - registration, timing equipment
+Paul C - permit, insurance, awards
+Peter Marcus - the father of P4F!
+\\
+The raffle prizes were awesome! Thanks to:
+Pacific North Sports
+Brandon Nelson
+Ana Swetish
+Boundary Bay Brewery
+Mambo Italiano
+\\
+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!
+\\
+The donation totals are in. With some matching help from Zeeks Pizza and Bell Timber, your combined generosity resulted in over 200 lbs of food and $9662 donated to the Bellingham Food Bank!! Awesome work!
+\\
+Thanks everyone for making P4F a huge success!
+\\
+Kevin O

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