DCF Sweeps Something that Floats Competitors on July 4th – Dickinson Faculty Natural Farm

December 22, 2024

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The Dickinson Faculty Farm scholar employees, apprentices, employees and pals have as soon as once more swept the sector on the Something that Floats competitors simply down the street at Kids’s Lake in Boiling Springs, PA! The Farm workforce constructed two boats for the large competitors on July 4th – the Panda Categorical and Crimson, White & Moo. The workforce drafted concepts on July 2nd, constructed the vessels on July third, and raced for the win on July 4th, not even realizing if they may float till coming into the lake the day of competitors! Each boats have been constructed from scrap supplies discovered on the Faculty Farm. There have been 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10-person boat races that have been gained by the Panda Categorical vessel, with Crimson, White & Moo coming in 2nd or third place in the identical classes. The Farm additionally captured the ‘Most Enthusiastic’ trophy, seemingly as a result of Matt’s trombone enjoying mid-competition with Pepe onboard the Crimson, White & Moo vessel! The Farm workforce additionally had 5 individuals within the tube race that kicked off the morning. Following the enjoyable and fanfare at Something that Floats, the Farm workforce went again for a cookout on the Faculty Farm. We loved grass-fed beef, pierogies, pasta salad, watermelon, natural farm-fresh veggies, and lots of desserts! It was a festive, aggressive, and all-around superior 4th of July vacation for the workforce. Try the boat building particulars under, together with a PennLive article in regards to the occasion.

PennLive – “‘Something Floats’ races return with massive crowd to Cumberland County lake”