Cardboard Boat Races Will Launch On Friday, July 23rd

Kids Klub Camp locations are gearing up to compete!

(Salisbury, MD) What could you create using only cardboard, duck tape, decorations and your imagination? Children from Wicomico Recreation, Parks & Tourism’s summer camp program Kids Klub Summer Escape are using these materials to make floating boats. The boats will be launched during the annual Cardboard Boat Race Friday, July 23 in the Richard Hazel Pool at Billy Jean Jackson Park beginning at approximately 10:15am.

A fleet of boats from Westside Intermediate as well as five team boats representing the Westside, Fruitland, Pittsville, Pinehurst, and Westside Community Center camp locations will come together to show-off their creations and compete for bragging rights. Each camp location created a cardboard craft for the competition and decorated it to reflect the weekly theme of their camp. Camp themes include camouflage & courage, adventure island and wet & wild. Each boat will be powered by paddles and kid power—making for a great race to the finish line.

Kids Klub Summer Escape is a weekly, daytime summer camp for children 5 through 13 years old. Three weeks of camp are remaining and open for enrollment for $105 per week. A multiple-child discount is available. For more information on Kids Klub Summer Escape please contact Program Director Andy Kitzrow at 410-548-4900 ext. 109 or email akitzrow@wicomicocounty.org.