Gary Racht, Jr. is pictured here overlooking Lake Cadjaw with President, Tom Tallman, drawing the winning ticket.
The winner is Gary Hashel, Jr., from Hallstead, PA and Gary's wife, Holly, is pictured with their new kayak.
Pictured with President Tom Tallman, Vada Killam, of Honesdale, PA, was the winner of the Goodie Basket donated by The Dime Bank
Pictured with President Tom Tallman, Jeff & Sue Hiller, of Honesdale, PA, were the winners of a Movie Basket donated by Tom & Linda Tallman
Pictured with President Tom Tallman, Julia Krobel, of Honesdale, PA, was the winner of $50 cash donated by Kelly Heath
Pictured with President Tom Tallman, Graham and Mary Jo Cliff, of Honesdale, PA, were the winners of the Soaps & Candles Basket donated by WeJo (Wendy Johannes)
Pictured with President Tom Tallman, Kolby Kromko, of Waymart, PA, was the winner of the Fishing Basket donated by John & Laurie Mulligan
The Lake Cadjaw Watershed Association conducted a Fall Pig Roast Fundraiser on Sunday, October 14, 2018. Pickup was from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM at 100 4th Street, Honesdale, PA. The dinner consisted of pork, a roll, two (2) sides, pickles, and dessert for a cost of $12. All funds raised go directly toward the costs associated with saving the lake, its wildlife, and repairing the dam to DEP standards. Special thanks are extended to the following: Top Notch Distributors for allowing use of its parking lot for distribution of the dinners; an anonymous donor who raised two (2) pigs and roasted them the day before the event; Richard Bourne, who helped with the pig roasting; Dan, Sr. and Pat Guinther, for donating the take-out containers; Ellen Wertman, who prepared the sides; Cora Jones (Cora's Bistro), who donated the condiments; and Tom & Linda Tallman for donating the dessert. In addition, thank you to the following people who were there to help with the distribution: Tom & Linda Tallman, Kadin & Vada Killam, Mark & Ellen Wertman, Kelly Heath, Christine Evans, Sheila Vaswani, Kathy Drexel, and Deanna Goodenough. With the generous support from our community, 250+ tickets were sold, which generated over $3,000 to help our cause. Please enjoy pictures of our day.
The Lake Cadjaw Watershed Association participated with the Greater Honesdale Partnership at the annual Harvest & Heritage Days held on Saturday, October 6th and Sunday, October 7th 2018 in Downtown Honesdale. A profit of $371 was realized as follows:
Donations $42
Sales $66
Basket Raffle $133
Kayak Raffle $130
Special thanks are extended to Linda Vonson, Rose Caranchi, Kelly Heath, Tom Tallman, Linda Tallman, and Vada Killam for volunteering their time to make our presence known in the community and to raise money for our dam project.
Lake Cadjaw Watershed Association participated in the 2018 Steampunk Sidewalk Sales in Downtown Honesdale on Saturday, July 21 and Sunday, July 22, 2018. Sunny, warm weather brought many people out to the festivities on Main Street sponsored by the Greater Honesdale Partnership along with a little rain that put a damper on Sunday's participation. The following items were available for raffle: 2018 Old Town Vapor Kayak, generously discounted by Seaman's Marine, Inc., and four baskets as follows: A goodie basket donated by The Dime Bank, a fishing basket donated by John and Laurie Mulligan, a movie basket donated by Tom and Linda Tallman, a soaps and candles basket donated by Wendy Johannes/WeJo, and $50 cash donated by Kelly Heath. Hats donated by Frank, Lake T-shirts, bags and cozies were available for sale. A total of $856 was raised (Sales: $362; Kayak Raffle $210; Baskets Raffle $217; and Donations $67), the proceeds of which will go toward our goal to fix the dam. Thanks are extended to the following people that donated their time and efforts to help make this presence a success: Linda Vonson, Nina Granville, Tom & Linda Tallman, Mike and Christine Evans, and Kelly Heath. Hope you enjoy some of our photos of our day!
The Lake Cadjaw Watershed Association held a Chicken BBQ Fundraiser on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Sunny weather, good food, and volunteers truly helped to make this event a huge success. Special thanks to Gary Racht, Jr. (member), who very generously donated 300 chicken halves, Mark & Ellen Wertman, (members), who generously donated and prepared the sides that accompanied the chicken dinners, Will Hazimof (member), who donated water and soda, and to Top Notch Distributors (the Jergensen family) and Rob Grimm, who graciously provided the use of their parking lots on 4th Street in Honesdale for our pick-up location. Additional volunteers at the event included Tom and Linda Tallman (members), Chris Evans (member), Kelly Heath (member), Sonia Kramer, Chris Scholl, and Deanna Goodenough. Thank you to all who prepared food, volunteered their time, purchased tickets, and supported us the day of our event, either by cash sales and/or donations. The pride of Lake Cadjaw will continue to help us achieve our goals.
The drawing for the kayak fundraiser was held on June 2, 2018. Pictured below is Tom Tallman with Konnor, a resident at the Lake, who selected the winner, Willie Reinfurt, of Honesdale, PA.
When President Tallman notified Willie, he said "Well, that's good news; it's my lucky day!". Willie is a member in good standing of the Lake Cadjaw Watershed Association and is pictured below with LCWA President, Tom Tallman.
Mary Shepstone, of Honesdale, PA was the winner of the Children's Fishing Basket donated by Mark & Ellen Wertman .
Theresa Stratton, of Forest City, PA, was the winner of $50 Cash donated by Wes & Melissa Carpenter
Chris Murray, of Honesdale, PA, was the winner of the Wine Basket and $25 Wal-Mart Gift Card donated by Joyce Skinner
Joe Hessling, of Honesdale, PA, was the winner of the hand-painted Antique Window donated by Wendy Johannes/WeJo
Linda Day, of Equinunk, PA, was the winner of the Roku TV and movie streaming stick donated by Kelly Heath
Mary Ann Linde, of Honesdale, PA
was the winner of the Barbeque Basket
donated by The Dime Bank
Downtown Honesdale's Harvest & Heritage Days were held on Saturday and Sunday, October 7th & 8th. Many residents and tourists enjoyed the beautiful fall foliage and summer-like weather by train along the Lackawaxen River, horse and carriage rides through the town, or just browsing along Main Street. The LCWA had a presence at this event and a profit of $342 was made as follows:
Kayak chances $ 150.00
Basket chances 116.00
Sales 12.00
Donations 64.00
TOTAL $ 342.00
Special thanks go out to our volunteers who helped make this event a success:
Ellen Wertman, Kelly Heath, Tom & Linda Tallman, Judy Menago, John & Laurie Mulligan, Kathy Bachota, Heather Christensen, and Will & Danielle Hazimof. Their ongoing willingness to volunteer their time and efforts to help save our Dam is genuinely appreciated.
The winning ticket for the 2017 Kayak drawing was selected on Saturday, June 10, 2017 by LCWA member, Joyce Skinner. Gary Miller, of Honesdale, PA was the proud winner. When President Tom Tallman delivered the kayak to Gary, he was pleased to have won, stating that he "never wins anything". This has now changed his luck. Gary is a member of the LCWA and has been very helpful over the years helping with fundraisers and is always there to lend a hand whenever called upon. Congratulations to our 2017 kayak winner!
Steampunk Honesdale Sidewalk Sales were held in Downtown Honesdale on Friday and Saturday, July 21-22, 2017. Several items were donated to the LCWA, which allowed the Association to sell chances on the following: A kayak generously discounted by Seaman's Marine of Honesdale, PA; a children's fishing basket donated by Mark & Ellen Wertman; a Wine basket with a $25 Wal-Mart gift card donated by Joyce Skinner; a Roku with extended warranty donated by Kelly Heath; $50 cash donated by Wes and Melissa Carpenter; a Barbeque basket donated by The Dime Bank; and a painted antique window donated by Wendy Johannes/WeJo. LCWA was also the recipient of an anonymous donation (three boxes of men's and women's hats), and with the 90+ degree temperature on Friday and the heat and humidity on Saturday, the sale of hats was a huge hit. Enjoy the pictures below. The total of funds raised from this event are summarized as follows:
Donations: $ 40.08
Sales: 223.00
Kayak Chances 255.00
Basket Chances 161.00
TOTAL $ 679.08
Special thanks to all who donated items and to Tom and Linda Tallman, Kelly Heath, and Will and Danielle Hazimof for donating their time and effort to make our presence known to the public at this event and solicit donations to help save our Dam.
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