Ducks Unlimited Plans Fundraiser With New HdG Location For 2022

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — A fundraiser for Ducks Unlimited will be held April 16 at the Havre de Grace Community Center in mid-March.

Lou and Terry Ward, who owned the Bayou Restaurant, used to host the event each year, according to organizers.

Since the couple retired and closed the business, the fundraiser was moved to the community center on Lagaret Lane.

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Organizers say they expect about 250 people to attend the R. Madison Mitchell DU Annual Bull Roast & Auction.

It will benefit Ducks Unlimited, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation of wetlands and waterfowl.

Canned beer and boxed wine will be available at the event, according to Merrill and Darlene Dougherty, who appeared Wednesday before the Harford County Liquor Control Board to ask for approval to sell alcohol at the fundraiser.

They said they would have one control point with two people checking identification and offering wristbands at the door for those who are 21 years old and up. Two bartenders will be handling the alcohol, including one who has been certified in alcohol service.

Doors open at 5 p.m., alcohol service will start at 6 p.m., and the event runs until 10:30 p.m., according to the Doughertys.

The bull roast and auction will include raffles and games as well as food and drinks. Food includes mac and cheese, brisket, baked beans, oysters, pulled pork, other dishes and desserts. Beer, wine and soft drinks are included, according to the R. Madison Mitchell DU Annual Bull Roast and Auction event page.

"It's a great event," newly inducted Harford County Liquor Control Board member Wayne Goddard said at Wednesday's board meeting in Bel Air.

The Ducks Unlimited gathering is "definitely a well-known fundraiser," Board Chair Paul Majewski said.

It costs $65 to attend. That price, which covers a single ticket, also includes a one-year memberships to Ducks Unlimited.

Buying 10 tickets and a bonus raffle pack costs $650; this package includes 10 attendees, a one-year membership to Ducks Unlimited for all attendees, and $100 worth of free raffle tickets.

A bronze sponsor ticket costs $275 and includes a one-year membership to Ducks Unlimited, bronze sponsor pin, free dinner ticket, Ducks Unlimited hat and entry into the sponsor gun raffle.

The R. Madison Mitchell Ducks Unlimited Annual Bull Roast & Auction will be from 5 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Havre de Grace Community Center, 100 Lagaret Lane.