About the Organization

BOARD MEMBERS 2011: Front row, left to right - Martha Horner (vice president) and Mary Wheeler. Second row, left to right - Kim Newcomb, Henry Dove, Melanie Young, and Tracie Thomas (treasurer). Back row, left to right - Ron Flohr (president), C. Albert Pritchett (vice president), and Sandy Wrightson (secretary). Board members missing are Patricia Crane and Kevin Greaney.

Mission Statement: Waterfowl Festival, Inc. is dedicated to wildlife conservation, the promotion of wildlife art, and the celebration of life on Maryland's Eastern Shore."

Waterfowl Festival, Inc. is a Maryland non-profit corporation exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. To carry out its mission, the corporation has held an annual wildlife art and sportsman's festival each November since 1971 featuring the talents of over four hundred exhibitors exemplifying the cultural heritage of the Eastern Shore.

The corporation and its annual festival are administered by a small executive and administrative staff under the year-round direction of an eighteen member volunteer board of directors. In addition, over sixty volunteer committee chairpersons oversee the twenty annual festival exhibits and events, assisted in their efforts by another fifteen hundred volunteers.

The staff consists of Judith W. Price, executive director; Nancy Wells, administrator; Jennie Russell, accounting manager; Megan Miller, event and communications coordinator; Pamela Walsh, administrative assistant,and Cyndy Carrington Miller, public relations coordinator.
Waterfowl Festival board members for 2011 are: Patricia Crane, Henry Dove, Ronald Flohr, Kevin Greaney, Martha Horner, Kim Newcomb, C. Albert Pritchett, Tracie Thomas, Mary Wheeler, Sandy Wrightson and Melanie Young.

Waterfowl Festival Staff from left to right: Judy Price, executive director; Megan Miller, event and communications coordinator; Nancy Wells, administrator; Pamela Walsh, administrative assistant; and Ron Flohr, president of board of directors. Staff member missing is Jennie Russell, accounting manager.

The many volunteers participating in the production of the annual festival come from the local Talbot County community, throughout Maryland and, amazingly, twelve other states. The palette of its volunteer corps includes business executives, governmental officials, philanthropists, and members of numerous service groups representing elementary school students through senior citizens. Support is provided in areas ranging from ticket and exhibit sales to traffic control, decorations and signs.

The Waterfowl Festival has been designated one of the top Maryland Volunteer Events of the Year as well as Wildlife Conservationist of the Year by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Through the efforts of its staff and volunteers more than $5 million has been raised and donated to projects throughout the Atlantic Flyway, with particular emphasis on the Chesapeake Bay region.

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REFUND POLICY: All refunds will be provided as a credit to the credit card used at the time of purchase. THERE IS NO REFUND ON TICKETS.

SHIPPING, DELIVERY and HANDLING POLICY: Please be assured that your items will ship out within five (5) days of purchase. The carrier we use is the US Postal Service (USPS) and we cannot ship to PO boxes. Shipping cost on posters and dvd's is $8.00. Out of state orders are not charged Maryland sales tax. In state orders will be charged 6% sales tax.