Kirkpatrick Squashes the Competition at Rotary Club's Zucchini Race

By Susan Royce

Wheeled zucchinis raced for the first time at the Rotary Club of Mill Valley’s ‘Annual BBQ and Zucchini Race yesterday. The event, held at the Mill Valley Golf Course Clubhouse, was a benefit for the Dictionary Project where the Rotary Club of Mill Valley provides a dictionary to every third grader. 

Scores of people showed up for racing and just for fun. Although we had a few catastrophic crashes that ended in variations of Ratatouille, our final winners in the small, medium and large racing zucchini categories were Ken Brooks, Ray Palmarini and Lee Kirkpatrick. Susan Royce won first place in creativity with her Darth Vadar zuke, but unfortunately crashed in the first heat and was beyond repair.

The Rotary Club of Mill Valley is an outstanding group of men and women who are business professionals, community service leaders and individuals who believe in improving the lives of others through community service both locally and internationally.  For more information, contact Susan Royce, President, at 415/381-7262 or check out our website at www.millvalleyrotary.org