Sea Fair 2014 – Fundraising Raffle Winners – Special Report

July 28, 2014 — issue No. 2014-028

Sea Fair 2014 – Fundraising Raffle Winners – Special Report

Sea Fair 2014 was a great success. Our booth was busy handing out information and raising awareness of the Cetaceans we regularly see in our waters. Boating awareness and care around these beautiful animals was our focus. The delay in this posting is only due to having both Orca and Humpback Whales out in front of Powell River today, Monday. Further updates will follow in the next proper Sightings Report.

We were once again helped by a very cooperative Humpback Whale who stayed out in front of the fairgrounds at Willingdon Beach all day Sunday, helping people understand our efforts. We all watched as many boats passed this whale without realizing or slowing. They would have benefited from stopping by our booth and picking up the whale watching guidelines.

Judy and Steve at the booth

Powell River Sea Fair July 27, 2014

Susan MacKay, SG Images

Thank You!

First and foremost, thank you all for your ongoing enthusiasm and support!

Wish you all could have won.

Huge Thanks go out to the companies that donated the amazing tours, table and booth space, printing some of our handouts, and the loan of a ticket tumbler:

Aboriginal Journeys Whale and Grizzly Bear Tours, Discovery Marine Safaris

Stubbs Island Whale Watching, Adventure Quest Tours Canada, Eagle Eye Adventures, Campbell River Whale and Bear Excursions, Staples Copy and Print Center, Town Center Mall, Powell River Paper Kings, and Sea Fair Powell River.

Thank you to all the volunteers who spent hours in selling raffle tickets, talking with people, handing out information, setting up, tearing down, and staffing the booth during the long hours we spent at the fairgrounds over the three days of Sea Fair as well as the Town Center Mall.

We are all volunteers with the society, but many don’t get the acknowledgement they deserve, so Thank You Volunteers: Judy, Sylvie, Ian, Linda, Lynne, Liz, Steve, Gerri, Brenda, Sherri and Leonore.

Once again it was a pleasure meeting and talking with so many people, and putting faces to some of the names of our sightings reporters.

Susan MacKay, Founding Director,

Whales and Dolphins BC / Wild Ocean Whale Society (WOWs)