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WILD NEW JERSEY: Wild New Jersey Exclusive: Raritan Valley Ducks Unlimited Chapter raises money for wetlands preservation

Wild New Jersey Exclusive: Raritan Valley Ducks Unlimited Chapter raises money for wetlands preservation

The Rist family gathers each year for the Ducks Unlimited charity dinner.

By WildNewJersey.tv Correspondent Dana Patterson

On Friday March 26, the Raritan Valley Ducks Unlimited Chapter held their annual charity dinner at the Forge in Woodbridge. The dinner was complemented with a fundraiser tricky tray raffle offering prizes such as painted decoys, beautiful framed portraits, full silver diningware set, Ducks Unlimited apparel, and all types of hunting gear.

A portrait donated by Virginia Rist

Most of the prizes were donated from various businesses and organizations. A special auction for a standup grandfather clock with a five gun cabinet was won by Ducks Unlimited Committee Member Mark Mulhollem.

DU Committee Member Richard Rist and his granddaughter Rachel Rist calls the winning
ticket for the grandfather clock gun chest seen in background.

"Ducks Unlimited is the leading wetland conservation organization in North America," said Raritan Valley Chapter Committee Member Richard Rist. "We hold the dinners to raise money to purchase wetlands which improve water quality through out the region and increase wildlife habitat."

Many gathered at the Forge in Woodbridge to raise money for Ducks Unlimited.

A special raffle "the lucky duck" offering a decoy duck surrounded by over twenty scratch off lottery tickets was won by John Wunderlich.

A live auction was held where a fly fishing trip on the upper Delaware river with guide Darren Rist was auctioned off for $250. Other live auction items included Adirondack chairs, an upland hunt for two, a limited edition bronze sculpture, an original sketch by Tim Taylor, a Hudson farm sporting clay shoot for four, and a "Gadwwall Decoy" by Master Carver Sam Nottleman.

All photos courtesy of WNJ correspondent Dana Patterson.