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EAST HAMPTON SANDCASTLE CONTEST
Saturday, August 4, 2012 from 9am - 4pm, on the Atlantic Avenue Beach in Amagansett, New York - for the 21st summer in a row, individuals and groups of all ages will be participating in the Annual East Hampton Sand Castle Contest.
Starting promptly at 9 a.m., talented, creative and fun loving people will compete on the beach in five categories for who can build the best sandcastle:
The money raised through registration fees, sale of the tee-shirts, merchandise and other donations go to helping a variety of charitable causes promoted and assisted by The Clamshell Foundation.
"One of the things that
we donate to the most consistently every year is to give college
scholarships to graduating East Hampton seniors. We also often donate
food to East Hampton residents in need. We started originally donating
turkeys, but were told that turkeys are often too big for some people
with small ovens. So, we started giving roasting chickens," Rossetti
Perchik, Clamshell Foundation Executive Director explained. "Usually
we give out 100 eight to 10-pound roasting chickens. However, last year
we gave out over 300 around Christmas and Thanksgiving."
The whole concept for the Annual Sand Castle Contest and subsequently, The Clamshell Foundation, began while Perchik was living and working in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "In Tulsa they had a Sand Castle Contest on the banks of the Arkansas River, which ran through the west side of town. The river was controlled by a dam run by the Army Corps of Engineers. A week before the contest, the Engineers would slow the outflow and drop the water level so you would have more sand. When I moved back to East Hampton, I couldn’t imagine, with one of the best beaches in the world, that there wasn’t a contest." recalled Perchik.
Our “2011” Winners Were:
Sand Fleas (Up to 8 years old)
1st Place: Train by Trish and Charlie Goldsmith 2nd Place: Great Wall of China by Sophie, Amos, Carla and Charlotte Levy 3rd Place: Tyler’s Turtle by Daniel and Michael Sarlo
Sand Hoppers (9-15 years old)
1st Place: Beach Mini Golf by Matthew and Emily O’Gorman, Jenny, Michelle and Nicole Sciarrino & Kayla Tate 2nd Place: The Seahorse by Leah Lane, Lenny Lane & Frankie Lane 3rd Place: USS Phoenix by Joe Panico, Jack Farren, Christopher and Thomas Moore and Justin and James Hollett
Sand Tribes (Families)
1st Place: Hampton Hippo by Henry Moreton, Claire, Julia, Henry and Ann 2nd Place: Dragons by Martin and Ian Ball, Catherine, Kieran and Alishe Burger 3rd Place: Starfish by Curtis Matos, Tatiana, Gaby, Vera, Lauren and Sam
Sand Shapers (Adults)
1st Place: Heads or Tails by Steven, Nia, Alec and Jacob Judelson, Wendy and Leah Kogah 2nd Place: Medieval Rapture by Evan Kerr 3rd Place: Harry’s Hideaway by Paul Green
Sand Pros (You know who you are)
1st Place: Polar Bears by Jay Schneiderman 2nd Place: Despicable mermaid by Floyd Linton
Honorable Mention:
Camelot by Bruce Jack and Lisa Eaton, Douglas Riccardi and Julie Kelston
Special Mention
Just for Being There by Jack Matty
Overall Winner:
Merdog by Max and Heddi Siebel, Alexander and August Felix, Manuel Estrada and Johnny Manix
Tax deductable donations can be mailed in and made payable to: The Clamshell Foundation PO Box 2725 East Hampton, NY 11937
Make a charitable contribution online specifically to the Sandcastle Contest through our secure system. A minimum of $10 is required. Please give generously.
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THE CLAMSHELL FOUNDATION
Board of Directors:
Rossetti Perchik, A.I.A. CEO & Founder William Kalbacher – COO David Lys -Secretary Janice Vaziri - Treasurer Kori Kalbacher - Communications Director Jill Kalbacher Anthony Drexel Duke, Sr.
Committee Members:
Rossetti Perchik, A.I.A. William Kalbacher Jill Kalbacher Kathy Abrugel Dr. Michael Antonelle Dorian Bergen John Bradley Don Chambers Maureen Fairlie Christy Kinney Alyse Sanabria Paula Schiff Robert Semple Tyler Thompson Michael Winsch Corrine Wizelius
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