19th Annual Taste of Essex & Deck’s Day for Dubbers
To Benefit One of North Shore’s Largest Student Scholarships
Tickets On Sale Now!

ESSEX, MA’Tickets are now on sale for two of Cape Ann’s most popular events’the Taste of Essex and Deck’s Day for Dubbers! All proceeds from the two fundraisers benefit the L. Dexter Woodman Scholarship Fund, which has awarded more than $481,500 in scholarships to local students over the past 18 years.

Taste of Essex, North Shore’s premier food- and wine- tasting gala, with over 35 food and beverage vendors will be held on Friday, May 4, 2007 from 5:00 p.m. ‘ 9:00 p.m. (dancing from 9-11 p.m.) at The Essex Room, 127R Main St. in Essex. The theme for this year’s Taste of Essex is ‘Fistful of Dollars ‘ for Scholars.’ We’ll be paying homage to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, the High Plains Drifter, and the Urban Cowboy in all of us. So grab your partner, put on your best ‘bib and tucker’ and join us for this ‘rip-roarin’ ho-down’ ‘ featuring amateur rodeo events, two-steppin’ entertainment, and vittles and moonshine from the areas finest restaurants and saloons. It’s sure to be a night as ‘fine as cream gravy.’ So ‘gitty-up’ and buy your tickets now by calling 978-768-2559 or 800-649-1773 or you can email us at scholarship@woodmans.com.

Deck’s Day for Dubbers, the much anticipated golf tournament, will be held Monday May 14, 2007, at Bass Rocks Golf Course in Gloucester. The entry fee is $200 per person, which includes 18 holes, lunch on the course, prizes, as well as a world famous Woodman’s Clambake Dinner. Make your reservations today by calling 978-768-2559 or 800-649-1773.

The L. Dexter Woodman Scholarship Fund was created in 1988 in memory of L. Dexter Woodman, son of the founder of Woodman’s of Essex and longtime owner of the establishment. Throughout his life, Dexter (‘Deck’) took great joy in serving and supporting the people who lived on and visited his beloved Cape Ann. Proceeds from the Taste of Essex and Deck’s Day for Dubbers are awarded to graduates of Essex Elementary School and of Manchester-Essex Regional High School. The scholarship has expanded its generosity and now also gives scholarships through the MRA, the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, the Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce, and the Essex Lions Club. All scholarships combined total $40,000 to be given out each year!