[Dailydrool] Answering Boardwaddle Questions

[Pat Dill]

Dawn,

Having attended every single one of Tri-State's Boardwaddles, I think I can 
help you out:

1.  Is it okay to attend just on Saturday? Of course!  Saturday is pawrade 
and picnic day, and that is the biggest day of the weekend.  Not everyone 
plans their vacation days around Boardwaddle weekend; it just seems that 
way.  The Olympics on Friday are great fun, as is the Pawction on Friday 
night, but one need not attend on Friday to join in the fun on Saturday.

2.  Do we have to walk in the parade with Lucy?  No, absolutely not.  Those 
of us who volunteer before the parade usually don't participate; we are busy 
putting things away from selling shirts or taking pledges or helping set up 
for the picnic afterward.  If you are not volunteering and do not want to 
walk in the parade, you may need to tread water for a bit before showing up 
at the picnic (to give the volunteers a chance to get everything ready), but 
Ocean City is a great place to people watch or window shop if you don't 
participate in the parade.  On the other hand, you can do the abbreviated 
version of the parade.  The way the parade is laid out you can cut down 
almost any side street to get to the boardwalk, shortening the route as much 
or as little as you like.  People with senior bassets who can't make the 
whole route often do the "mini-version."

3.  Is there a minimum amount that we must get in pledges to attend?  Again, 
no, absolutely not.  While this is our biggest fundraiser of the year, 
Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue gladly welcomes all donations and pledges 
regardless of the amount.  The publicity that is generated to educate the 
public about basset rescue is as important to Tri-State's mission as the 
fundraising.

I encourage you to come out and join us.  There is just nothing quite like 
Boardwaddle weekend.

Pat Dill
Proud to be loved by Rosie, Bailey, Sampson and Lucy