Decatur Utilities has surpassed the $100,000 mark in total Dragon Boat Race & Festival fundraising since 2012 for the Decatur-Morgan Hospital Foundation. This year, the DU Community Crew turned in $13,456 from its employees and vendors, including a matching donation from the TVA Community Care Fund. (NOTE: None of the donations come from DU ratepayer funds.)
2022 marked the return of the Dragon Boat Race and Festival after being cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Funds raised by the 2022 Dragon Boat Race and Festival will go toward purchase of a da Vinci robotic surgical system for Decatur Morgan Hospital.
As for the race, DU paddlers teamed up with Red X Fitness for a third place finish in the Class A Championship Heat with a time of 1:17. Only Austin High School (2nd) and Lynn Layton (1st) posted better times.
Corporate sponsors were:
Armor’s Contracting, Inc.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Marsh McClennan Agency
Corbitt Power & Light
Core & Main
Gresco Capstone Utility Supply
Harris, Caddell & Shanks
Ingram Equipment Company
Interconn Resources
Jim House & Associates
JB&L, LLC
Decatur Electronics
Mill Supply Sales
Sansom Equipment
Satterfield’s Auto Tech
SouthCon
Southern Staffing
The TDH Company
TVW Electrical Supplies
Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson PC
CC Lynch & Associates
Water Treatment & Controls
Parr Contracting
Southern Cathodic
NISC
Cintas
Fite Construction
Auction sponsors:
Wayne Farms
Renasant Bank
Point Mallard
Pepsi Cola
Wesley Acres Farms (Kenny Hogan)
Tractor Supply Co.
The French Door
Chicken Salad Chick
TVA
Ginger Wright
Butch Schmidt
Steven Williams
Lynda Allen
Pam Barber
Lisa Terry
Steve Pirkle
Melanie Coleman
Shannon Bailey
Other DU Employees