[NCDXA] FOWLFEST 2022 UPDATE

Sat Jul 23 14:28:28 UTC 2022

Phil,
I plan to attend and i will bring cole slaw.
terry   N4ZH

-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Barsky via NCDXA <ncdxa at ncdxa.org>
To: NCDXA <ncdxa at ncdxa.org>; PVRC Digest Submissions <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>; Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ (IARU Secretary) <dsumner at arrl.org>; Tom Abernethy W3TOM <w3tom at arrl.org>; kb3mxm at arrl.org
Sent: Sat, Jul 23, 2022 10:21 am
Subject: [NCDXA] FOWLFEST 2022 UPDATE

To all,  To date the following members and their XYL's/Partners are coming to FOWLFEST.

W3IDT- Bob

K3AJ  Tom

K3ZO Freed

W3RFC  Joel

W3LL    Bud and Kayren

KE3Q  Rich and W3AMY( XYL)

KA6PNL Edwin and KA6PNK  XYL

K3OQ  Jeff and one another

W3ICM  Fred

N4ZR  Pete

WR3R   Gary

K2EJ   Steve

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT SIDE DISH OR DESSERT YOU ARE BRINGING. 

I STILL NEED 3-4 FOLKS TO HELP WITH SETUP AND FOOD - PLEASE OFFER YOUR SERVICES - I REALLY NEED THE ASSISTANCE

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

FOWLFEST 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT

FOWLFEST 2022 will be held on the traditional date on the 4th Saturday in August, August 27, 2022, in the Bobwhite Pavilion in Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg, MD. It will take place from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm – rain or shine! This is the same great location as 2018 and 2019.

This event, co-sponsored by PVRC and NCDXA, is made possible by the unselfish generosity of Fred Laun, K3ZO, longtime PVRC and NCDXA member and current NCDXA President.  Joel Knoblock, W3RFC, of The RF Connection has graciously made a donation to cover the cost of the pavilion rental and alcohol permit.

THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR A FOOD COMMITTEE - 3-4 FOLKS ARE NEEDED TO STEP FORWARD TO ASSIST WITH THE SELECTION, PROCUREMENT, PREPARATION AND SERVING OF MAIN ENTREES.   FOWLFEST WILL NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT THE FORMATION OF THE FOOD COMMITTEE. DUE TO DEALING WITH FAMILY MEDICAL ISSUES, YOUR ORGANIZER WILL BE UNABLE TO PULL OFF FOWLFEST WITHOUT THIS ASSISTANCE.

WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED –Bottled water, iced tea, lemonade, assorted soft drinks, deli coleslaw and potato salad, all paper products, utensils, etc. and of course, lots of tasty charcoal BBQ roasted Peruvian Style chicken everyone liked in 2019. A variety of chips and dips will also be provided. You may bring your favorite non-alcoholic beverage, wine or beer for yourself or to share.

APPETIZERS, SIDE DISHES AND DESSERTS WELCOME–Please bring an appetizer, a side dish to complement the chicken, or a dessert to share, serving 4-6 people. Suggestions are:  raw vegetables with dip, hummus with pita chips, cucumber salad, pasta or macaroni salad, tossed green salads with dressing, three-bean salad, couscous salad, brownies, cookies, cakes, watermelon or fresh fruit salad.

OTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD BRING-While there is covered seating for 50 available in the pavilion, some of it will be used as the serving bar for the food. You should consider bringing a lawn chair to sit under the shade of the pine trees on the perimeter of the pavilion area, to spread the crowd around and encourage socializing.

ADDRESS AND DIRECTIONS–Seneca Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20878.  The park is approximately 2 miles away after taking Exit 10 off I-270 Northbound and about 1.5 miles from Exit 11 off I-270 Southbound. 

Below is a link from Google maps to the park. Please use it to obtain directions from your area or enter the park’s address into your personal GPS unit. 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/11950+Clopper+Rd,+Gaithersburg,+MD+20878/@39.1506826,77.2517584,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b62dadd5b374b1:0x2de1ac2b5ddfba87!8m2!3d39. 1506826!4d-77.2495697

Printed directions to Seneca Creek State Park and to the FowlFest are at the end of this announcement.

PARK ENTRANCE FEE: There is a $3.00 service charge per person for MD residents and $5.00 charge per person for out-of-state residents payable in cash only at the front entrance gate.  Maryland Park Service Golden Age cardholders presenting their membership card at the entrance gate will enter the park free-of-charge.

FOWLFEST REGISTRATION: PLEASE LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE COMING AND WHAT, IF ANYTHING YOU ARE BRINGING TO SHARE.  ALSO, IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE FOR PARTICULAR CHICKEN PARTS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.  WE NEED SOME ADDITIONAL FOLKS TO STEP UP AND VOLUNTEER TO HELP SET UP (3 FROM 1030-1130 AM),   AND TO HELP WITH CLEAN UP (3 OR 4 FOLKS FROM 3-4pm).  PLEASE RSVP WITH THE ABOVE INFORMATION VIA EMAIL TO  phillipbarsky at gmail.com  or telephonically at 301-266-6666(cell).  

We expect some last minute deciders and welcome you, but please let us know that you are coming.

FowlFest Pavilion

Directions to FowlFest:

>From points South: From I-270 North toward Frederick, MD take Exit 10, Clopper Road – West Diamond Avenue. After exiting I-270, stay in two rightmost lanes and follow exit around Park-and-Ride to traffic signal at end of exit ramp. Turn RIGHT onto MD-117, Clopper Road. Stay on Clopper Road for 2 miles and six (6) traffic signals. Park entrance is on your LEFT immediately after passing Game Preserve Road on your RIGHT.  Turn LEFT into park and stay on main road for 0.2 miles to main entrance gate.

>From points North: From I-270 South toward Washington, DC. Take Exit 11, Montgomery Village Avenue –Quince Orchard Road.  After exiting I-270, keep RIGHT. At end of exit ramp, turn RIGHT onto MD-124 South, Quince Orchard Road.  Follow for two traffic signals. At the second traffic signal, turn RIGHT onto MD-117 West, Clopper Road. Stay on Clopper Rod for approximately 1.5 miles. Park entrance will be on your LEFT immediately after passing Game Preserve Road on your RIGHT. Turn LEFT into park and stay on the main road for 0.2 miles to the main entrance gate.

After you go through the pay station, make the first right turn onto the main park road.  You will be following this road about 1 mile or so going down a deep depression and then climbing out. At the top of the climb, turn left and enter into the QUAIL RIDGE area.  The Bobwhite Pavilion is straight ahead - park in the parking lot that you get to before the pavilion.

SEE YOU ALL THERE ON 8/27. 

BEST 73   PHIL BARSKY K3EW   FOWLFEST 2022 COORDINATOR
_______________________________________________
NCDXA mailing list
NCDXA at ncdxa.org
http://mail.rickmurphy.net/mailman/listinfo/ncdxa
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mail.rickmurphy.net/pipermail/ncdxa/attachments/20220723/2d0b46e7/attachment-0001.htm>