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Alert: As of April 30, beaverqueen.swell.gives no longer supports outdated
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[2] [1713806370]
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[3] Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
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June 1, 2024 | 4pm
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Duke Park Meadow
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Menu
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• [5]Vote for Contestants
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• [6]Judges
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• [7]Sponsors
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• [8]BQP FAQs
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• [9]About ECWA
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• [10]
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• [11]
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• [12]
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Picture of a sticker that has pink illustrations of a peace sign, a heart, and
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a beaver
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WHAT IS THE BEAVER QUEEN PAGEANT?
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The Beaver Queen Pageant is Durham’s own special mix of folly, pageantry, and
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humor. Contestants take on beaver personalities: Fur Pelton John, the Beave
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Whisperer, and Furrabella-Conchita Carramba. As with every Beauty Queen
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Pageant, the contestants introduce themselves in their wetlands ready wear,
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showcase their unique talent, and participate in an interview in their finest
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evening wear. Beav Aldrin, the 2014 Queen, performed an aerial routine on
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silks. Furrah Gnawsett-Major, the 2012 Queen, played the Star Wars theme on the
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clarinet while hula hooping.
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[13]The Beaver Lodge 1504 organized a formal pageant in April 2005 to celebrate
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a successful community effort by the Duke Park neighborhood to stop the NC
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Department of Transportation from eradicating a den of beavers that had taken
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up residence in wetlands north of I-85. Now, the Beaver Queen Pageant serves as
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a fundraiser for the [14]Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association (ECWA).
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WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS?
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The 2024 Beaver Queen Pageant is Saturday, June 1st from 4-7 PM in [15]Duke
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Park Meadow across from the dog park. We'll start at 4 PM with Pre-pageant
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Activities (think fairy tails, etc, PARADE (4:45pm), and more!) The pageant
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will begin at 5 PM. There will be activities for the kits, food trucks, a
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lemonade stand, and a Locopops cart.
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HOW DO I GET THERE?
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The pageant is located in the meadow of Duke Park near the intersection of
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Englewood Ave and Acadia Street. Please consider walking, biking, bussing, or
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carpooling to the pageant this year!
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GoDurham Route 4 will can drop you off at the back of Duke Park (instersection
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of Roxborro and Knox). There is limited parking available at Duke Park along
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Acadia Street. Parking is also available along the neighborhood streets, we ask
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that you please be respectful to our Duke Park neighbors!
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HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
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1. [16]Vote early and often for your favorite contestants ($5/vote).
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2. Help spread the word about this year's pageant and your favorite contestants
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through social media, email, word of mouth, and tag the [17]Beaver Queen
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Pageant on Instagram. Make sure to follow ECWA on [18]Facebook and [19]
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Instagram, and the Beaver Lodge Local 1504 on [20]Facebook.
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3. Show up on Saturday, June 1st at the Duke Park Meadow. Walk, ride your bike,
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or carpool if you can! Wear a costume (with a tail!) if you want! Bring cash or
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a credit card to buy merch (shirts, totes, pins, car magnets, and more!) and
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votes ($5/vote).
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IS THE BEAVER QUEEN PAGEANT REALLY FAMILY-FRIENDLY?
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Yes, the pageant is a hit with kids of all ages due to the outrageous costumes
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and fun performances. While there will be plenty of puns and double entendre
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about the multiple meanings of “beaver”, it is usually far too subtle for most
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young fans.
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HOW IS IT A FUNDRAISER?
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Our fabulous [21]business sponsors make generous contributions. Please support
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them leading up to pageant!
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You can make a financial contribution to support ECWA by [22]voting for your
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favorite beaver character. Though the judges, also known as the Board of
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Corruption, keep their selection methods secret, votes do matter when the
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judges select the Queen. Every vote costs $5. You can vote online anytime
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between now and the day of the event!
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WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE BEAVER QUEEN PAGEANT?
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This year is the Beaver Queen Pageant’s 20^th year. The event is uniquely
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Durham: a mash-up of community, creativity, playfulness, and advocacy for a
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cause.
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The first event was held in April of 2005 in celebration of a successful
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community effort by the Duke Park neighborhood to stop the NC Department of
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Transportation from eradicating a den of beavers that had taken up residence in
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wetlands north of I-85. Beverly Woody was crowned the first Beaver Queen
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following an amazing clog dancing routine.
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The following year 6 people wanted to compete for the crown of Beaver Queen and
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The Beaver Lodge Local 1504 organized a formal pageant for the multitudes.
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Celebrity judges and bribes became the norm. Since the beginning well over 50
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people of many genders, races, and orientations have competed for the coveted
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Beaver Queen crown and a uniquely Durham tradition has grown. The Pageant
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typically raises about $25,000 for ECWA.
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We’ve even had our first interspecies Queen: Miz Polly Nator was crowned the
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2015 Beaver Queen and helped make Durham a Bee City. This national designation
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raises awareness about the many contributions of bees and other pollinators to
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the environment and food system.
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You can watch previous year's Beaver Queen Pageants on the [23]Beaver Lodge
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Youtube Channel.
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[27][Vote!]
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Each share, tweet, and email helps us spread the word about Ellerbe Creek
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Watershed Association.
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You've Helped Raise
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Thank you to our sponsors
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[31]Our Facebook Page
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[3] http://www.ellerbecreek.org/
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[5] https://beaverqueen.swell.gives/
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[7] https://beaverqueen.swell.gives/sponsors
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[14] https://www.ellerbecreek.org/
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[15] https://www.dprplaymore.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Duke-Park-17
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[31] https://www.facebook.com/EllerbeCreekWatershedAssociation
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