Scavenger Hunt fun at the Meadow Mall Business After Hours
Santa takes a selfie in Key Bank with Donna Gregory, far left, and Kimberly Gates while elves Lovely Uberita and Sierra Murray, far right, look on. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Slade Balsdon, 9, enjoys one of the freshly-grilled hot dogs served at the Business After Hours. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Richard Macdonald of Macdonald Stained Glass finds the answer to how much the thrift store donated to local healthcare last year during the scavenger hunt. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Nick Mirabile of U.S. Cellular, left, hangs out with owner Russell Brackett at Harbor-Tech Solutions during the scavenger hunt. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Ladies who work at The First Bank all did the scavenger hunt together. Here at Harbor-Tech Solutions (from left) Brenda Blackman, Shelley Smith, and Sherry Hodgdon figure out the question “What four departments make up Harbor-Tech Solutions”? The answer was US Cellular, Radio Shack, the photo lab, and office supplies. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Rick Gilde, Massage Therapist, with Stacy Jenkins of RHS at Business After Hours. Jenkins was giving out candy to scavenger hunters, and gave the leftovers to Jane Good at the Community Center. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Chris Haskell and Jane Good volunteered at the Community Center, helping people answer the question, “How many boats can be found in framed pictures on the walls of the Community Center?” The answer turned out to be 17. That's a lot of boats! KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Assistant Manager of Camden National Bank Leslie Barter, left, with teller Ann Reed on either side of the beautiful Christmas tree visible in their window facing Townsend Avenue. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Susan Brackett of Boothbay Harbor Framers presents a door prize to Sherry Hodgdon of The First Bank. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Mrs. Claus with her two helper elves, Lovely Uberita and Sierra Murray. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Jason Sheckley of the Harbor Theatre with Mary Baudo of Healthy Attitudes at the Business After Hours. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Look at all the toys for tots donated at Key Bank! According to Donna Gregory this isn’t even all of them, they ran out of room in the box. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
The scavenger hunt map. Can you find all the answers? KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Nick Mirabile and Russell Brackett at Harbor-Tech Solutions. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
This little guy was hidden in Boothbay Harbor Framers, sitting behind a painting in a corner. Scavengers needed to find him and then get Susan Brackett's initials on their sheets. “I wanted people to really look around my shop,” Brackett said. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Key Bank was packed with people near the end of the Business After Hours. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Russell Brackett introduces business owners and talks about the purpose of Business After Hours. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Shop owners at the Meadow Mall, all coming together to support local business. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Santa takes a selfie in Key Bank with Donna Gregory, far left, and Kimberly Gates while elves Lovely Uberita and Sierra Murray, far right, look on. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Slade Balsdon, 9, enjoys one of the freshly-grilled hot dogs served at the Business After Hours. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Richard Macdonald of Macdonald Stained Glass finds the answer to how much the thrift store donated to local healthcare last year during the scavenger hunt. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Nick Mirabile of U.S. Cellular, left, hangs out with owner Russell Brackett at Harbor-Tech Solutions during the scavenger hunt. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Ladies who work at The First Bank all did the scavenger hunt together. Here at Harbor-Tech Solutions (from left) Brenda Blackman, Shelley Smith, and Sherry Hodgdon figure out the question “What four departments make up Harbor-Tech Solutions”? The answer was US Cellular, Radio Shack, the photo lab, and office supplies. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Rick Gilde, Massage Therapist, with Stacy Jenkins of RHS at Business After Hours. Jenkins was giving out candy to scavenger hunters, and gave the leftovers to Jane Good at the Community Center. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Chris Haskell and Jane Good volunteered at the Community Center, helping people answer the question, “How many boats can be found in framed pictures on the walls of the Community Center?” The answer turned out to be 17. That's a lot of boats! KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Assistant Manager of Camden National Bank Leslie Barter, left, with teller Ann Reed on either side of the beautiful Christmas tree visible in their window facing Townsend Avenue. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Susan Brackett of Boothbay Harbor Framers presents a door prize to Sherry Hodgdon of The First Bank. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Mrs. Claus with her two helper elves, Lovely Uberita and Sierra Murray. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Jason Sheckley of the Harbor Theatre with Mary Baudo of Healthy Attitudes at the Business After Hours. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Look at all the toys for tots donated at Key Bank! According to Donna Gregory this isn’t even all of them, they ran out of room in the box. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
The scavenger hunt map. Can you find all the answers? KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Nick Mirabile and Russell Brackett at Harbor-Tech Solutions. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
This little guy was hidden in Boothbay Harbor Framers, sitting behind a painting in a corner. Scavengers needed to find him and then get Susan Brackett's initials on their sheets. “I wanted people to really look around my shop,” Brackett said. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Key Bank was packed with people near the end of the Business After Hours. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Russell Brackett introduces business owners and talks about the purpose of Business After Hours. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Shop owners at the Meadow Mall, all coming together to support local business. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Were you searching for Kermit the Frog yesterday in Boothbay Harbor Framers, or counting ships in the many paintings hanging at the Boothbay Region Community Center? Did Santa come up and take a photo with you using a selfie stick? If so, you were probably at the Business After Hours for the Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce held Dec. 3 in the Meadow Mall.
Dozens of people gathered at Key Bank which hosted the reception for Business After Hours, picking up scavenger hunt sheets which took people from one store to the next. Searchers had to find something in each store, which varied widely. In the St. Andrews Thrift Shop, people had to find out how much was donated from the thrift shop last year. It could be found on a sign at the register, showing $81,885. In the hallway leading to Rick Gilde Massage, people could find Stacy Jenkins of HRS, which is overseen by Ellis Commercial, who could tell you how many square feet the Meadow Mall has (47,000). Over at Camden National Bank, you had to search for a Santa beanie hidden somewhere high up. It was perched near the ceiling in the office to the right of the front door, and only visible if you walked all the way in.
Santa (Tom Dewey of Harbor-Tech) and Mrs. Claus (Leisha J. MacDougall, Photo Lab Manager at Harbor-Tech) walked around in all the shops along with two helper elves played by Sierra Murray and Lovely Uberita. Santa used a selfie stick to take photos with people, which he gave away along with door prizes at the end of the event.
Once everyone had completed their scavenger hunt sheets, they returned to Key Bank to be entered into the door prize drawings and enjoy freshly grilled burgers and hot dogs. (Who says you can't grill in December?)
Each business that participated (Key Bank, St. Andrews Thrift Shop, The Harbor Theater, Harbor-Tech Solutions, Boothbay Harbor Framers, Massage Therapy with Rick Gilde, Ellis Commercial, The Community Center, and Camden National Bank) gave away door prizes. Prizes were also given away by Central Distributors, which provided wine, and the Boothbay Brewery, which provided beer.
“I hope this event lends itself to more joint Business After Hours,” Russell Brackett, owner of Harbor-Tech Solutions, said.
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