HOT WIENERS, HOT WINNERS, & COLD BANANAS: SANIBEL S COMMUNITY PICNIC IS A HOT TIME

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1 PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CITY OF SANIBEL, FLORIDA July 6, 2004 Administration Offices (239) HOT WIENERS, HOT WINNERS, & COLD BANANAS: SANIBEL S COMMUNITY PICNIC IS A HOT TIME The 2004 Independence Day Community Picnic proved to be a sea of red, white & blue fun as Sanibel residents consumed 3,500 hot dogs, 2,000 sodas, 1000 servings of cotton candy, 500 snow cones and 1,000 frozen bananas while participating in numerous games from horseshoes to cow milking competitions. This year s event marked the second consecutive year that the town has gathered together at the Sanibel Community Association and adjacent city-owned lands for a community picnic following the Independence Day Parade. The hot dog grills and service were operated by the Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club, the Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva Islands, the Sanibel Community Church and City of Sanibel employees. Volunteers from Big Arts and the Sanibel Community Association also assisted by staffing the beverage service. In addition to providing staff during the event the City of Sanibel provided all the event set-up/tear down and traffic control. The following donors contributed to the Community Picnic: The Sanibel Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce, Tween Waters Inn; Billy s Rentals; Bailey s General Store; Colonial Bank; Mike McMurray VIP Realty Group; Barb Rich, South Seas Sanibel and Captiva Properties; Gilda Suarez, Executive Title Insurance; Vasanta Senerat, CPA; Dick Muench, Periwinkle Park and Lazy Flamingo; Jerry Muench; Brian Murty; Damon Craig; Kiwanis Club of Sanibel-Captiva; Doc Ford s Sanibel Rum

2 Bar and Grille; Sysco Food Systems; The Dunes Golf and Tennis Club; The Sanibel Shellcrafters; Sanibel Historical Village and Museum; Thistle Lodge/Casa Ybel Resort; Tarpon Bay Explorers; She Sells Sea Shells; South Florida Water Management District; Schnapper s Hots; and Dairy Queen. Game Winners Many youth and adults left the picnic with great prizes. The winners included: 1 st Place Winners and Ages for the Potato Sack Race: Trey Callahan (Age 6) Bailey Owens (Age 7) Kap Owens (Age 10) 2 nd Place Winners and Ages for the Potato Sack Race: Marcus Garcia (Age 8) Bethany Corke (Age 12) 3 rd Place Winners and Ages for the Potato Sack Race: Mason Blackburn (Age 6) Samantha Jefferson (Age 6) Mark Sobel (Age 10) 1 st Place Winners and Ages for 30 Yard Dash: Drew Mills (Age 7) David Moore (Age 13)

3 2 nd Place Winners and Ages for 30 Yard Dash: Haley Blackburn (Age 7) Kap Owens (Age 10) 3 rd Place Winners and Ages for 30 Yard Dash: Amy Condie (Age 8) Nathan Walker (Age 10 ) Seed Spitting Winners: Jade Caputo (Age 11) Sara Rosenberg (Age 13) George Walker (Adult Division) Winners for 3 Legged Race (8 years and under): 1 st Place Charity Scott and Melody Franco 2 nd Place Samantha and Sydnie Kelsey 3 rd Place Kathleen and Tabitha Nave Winners for 3 Legged Race (9 years to adult): 1 st Place Nathan Walker and George Walker 2 nd Place Abby and Gary Mills 3 rd Place Max and Amy Condie Winners for 3 Legged Race (Adult Division): 1 st Place Robert and Mic Jefferson 2nd Place Amber Nave and Tammie Callahan 3 rd Place Joey and Anna Schiltz Winners for the Ball on Spoon Race:

4 1 st Place - Monica Mira, Patrick McKinney, Michael Damico, Jade Caputo, Mitch Massey, Matt Wener, Troy Thompson 2 nd Place - Amy Condie, Nicholas Watterhouse, Moriah Munk Madsen, Cortney Callahan, Mark Sobel, Mariah Budd 3 rd Place - Meghan Hill, Christian Walterhouse, Josiah Scott, Abbie Mills, Kalsey Jefferson, Brittany Kroop Winners of the Cow Milk-Off Champions: 12 and Under Georgia Price 13 to 18 Brittany Bonner 18 and up Lisa Friedman Shell Guessing Jar Game: 1 st Place - Maura Salyer Tie for 2 nd Place Martha Wells and Linda G.Scott Tie for 3 rd Place Terry Gray and Ashley Tomlinson Tie for 4 th Place Tracy Lehrer and Beth Rizzo Baseball Pitching Contest: Female Winners: Carolyn Coyne (9 years old 30 mph) Megan Phillips (13 years old 42 mph) Lindsay Phillips (15 years old 44 mph) Jill German (adult 41 mph)

5 Male Winners: Jesse Mitchell (9 years old 46 mph) Tyler Newell (14 years old 63 mph) Troy Simon (17 years old 64 mph) Andrew Lossau (adult 70 mph) END