Melissa Boals grabbed top honours in the first Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty Crab Race held in back of our Nassau headquarters Thursday.
The petite marketing manager won handily when she grabbed Miss Melis, a whopper of an Andros pond crab, after it crossed the finish line ahead of 12 other contestants.
Ace Bahamas real estate sales agent Rudy Carroll placed second with Muddo Mucker while listing manager Sheska Sands' Holy Spirit was hot on his heels for third.
The race was held in aid of the exciting Crabs for Computers educational initiative for school children on the island of Andros.
Spirits ran high as real estate agents and admin staff vied for the top spot.
There was some rockin' and rollin' as everyone moved and grooved to the tunes of local musician Eddie Minnis' popular hit –“Church Out. Crab Crawlin'”
Bahamians love church and love to go crabbin'. And when church gets out in the islands during the rainy season (that's when the crabs crawl), many will go in search of crabs for a good Sunday lunch.
The race was a fun way to support the
Crabs for Computers initiative, spearheaded by Mangrove Cay, Andros, Commissioner Gilbert Kemp.
Under Mr. Kemp's guidance, the industrious youngsters of the Mangrove Cay community spent their summer holiday catching these fierce, but delicious crustaceans. With their large biters, they can deliver an extremely painful pinch, if handled incorrectly.
The crabs are offered for sale at a very reasonable rate with the funds earmarked for computers.
Andros is one of the most wondrous islands in the Bahamas in terms of natural beauty and resources. It's not as developed as some of the other islands and the school facilities are limited. However, thanks to their hard work, the children will now be able to connect to the world via the internet.
Congratulations to Mr. Kemp and the students of Mangrove Cay, Andros
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