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Eastern Sussex Ducks Unlimited hosts annual dinner
Organization’s largest fundraiser helps conservation efforts in Delaware
The Rev. Thomas Flowers blesses the food and attendees at the Eastern Sussex County Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet Nov. 2. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
November 13, 2019
More than 100 hunters and outdoor enthusiasts attended Eastern Sussex Ducks Unlimited’s Annual Banquet Nov. 2. The event was held at St. Jude The Apostle Catholic Church in Lewes and serves as the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year, with money going toward conservation and land protection. There were silent auctions, raffles and games during the cocktail hour prior to the dinner and live auction.
According to the Ducks Unlimited website, there are 7,532 organization members in Delaware. As of Dec. 31 2018, Ducks Unlimited has helped conserve approximately 18,000 acres across the state, with a little over 6,000 of those acres in Sussex County.
The Rev. Thomas Flowers blesses the food and attendees at the Eastern Sussex County Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet Nov. 2. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
There was a lot of Ducks Unlimited gear up for grabs, including this custom-made 14k gold tie tac. The 4 at the top represents Eastern Sussex Ducks Unlimited.
Game tickets sit in these cups ready to be used.
Cole Fluharty, Sussex Tech Ducks Unlimited president, flips cards for high-low.
This Ducks Unlimited neon light would look nice in a hunting shack or game room.
Miniature duck decoys to attract the dwarfed ducks as they fly over.
Longtime Eastern Sussex Ducks Unlimited member Steve Lakey encourages attendees to bid on the silent auction.
It wouldn’t be a Ducks Unlimited dinner if Jim Yingling Sr., left, and Jim Yingling Jr. weren’t on hand shucking oysters.
Long Neck’s Boy Scout Troop 105 was on hand making sure things ran smoothly. Margaret McCabe takes Landon Bixby, middle, and Jake Durasky up on their offer of a chicken skewer.
There was the annual golden retriever auction. John McBride smiles while the little puppy takes a nap in the arms of Dolly McBride.
Cindy Popovich buys 50/50 tickets from Sydney Fulton, middle, and Ashley Lyons.
