[NCDXA] Fowlfest 2026 is Sat August 22! Sign up now!

[Tim Shoppa]

*PVRC/NCDXA ANNUAL FOWLFEST 2026 is on Saturday August 22! Please sign up
now so we can right-size our food portions!*

FOWLFEST 2026 will be held on August 22, 2026, 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 that we used
in 2018, 2019 ,and 2022-2025.

The program will include a NCDXA meeting, a W3 QSL Buro meeting, and a PVRC
meeting.

This year Tim N3QE is in charge, with CONTINUING organizational,
motivational, inspirational, and hauling assistance from Phil K3EW.
Interested in helping us prepare? If so, please drop us a note!

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 the last 5 fowlfests!. 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.

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.    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
b'INFORMATION VIA EMAIL TO  'b'tshoppa at gmail.com' or 202-657-7318.


*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 the exit around Park-and-Ride to the traffic
signal at the end of the 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 the main road for 0.2 miles to the
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 of it. At the top of the
climb, turn left and enter into the QUAIL RIDGE area, just ahead on the
left.  The Bobwhite Pavilion is straight ahead - park in the parking lot
that you get to before the pavilion.

SEE YOU ALL THERE ON 8/22.
Tim N3QE
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