CrAzY Cardboard Boat Regatta

Last year was the first year for the Crazy Cardboard Regatta here in our fair town.  My son Ian and his friends entered a boat.  Her name was “”Lola”.  She was sort of a barge who was trying to be a tug boat and she sank as soon as they got her into the water.

 It was hilarious!

About 6 months ago I got involved on the Regatta committee with the Arts Council that I am a board member into it.  My team was enthusiastic about it and dove right in!  The Arts Council of West Chester & Liberty is a non- profit organization, in our area  to benefit and inspire our community through all the arts.

Since we are a non profit we have to get very creative with our awards.  At one of our many meetings the team came up with a great community drive for donation for our Billy Bass fish awards.  We asked the community to donate their tired singing Billy Bass fish to the Arts Council.  I then gave out the fish to local artist and members to revive.  We had 8 categories and exactly 8 artist hand paint beautiful one of a kind Billy Bass Awards for the showboat category.

It was a hit!  Of course I had to paint one too…Meet my Incredible Mr. Limpet!  I was honored for it be requested by the “People’s Choice” boat winning family.  An inspirational story of a family with heartbreaking challenges, this family and team worked together to create the beautiful “SS Scooter”.  A perfect choice voted by the people.

 To be continued tomorrow….

Darla