2019 Battle for the Paddle
With 150 teams cooking jambalaya or gumbo, United Way of St. Charles celebrated our 2019 fundraising campaign at our 18th annual Battle for the Paddle. The event was held Thursday, October 3rd at the Edward A. Dufresne Community Center in Luling, with live music provided by Five Finger Discount.
Recognized at the event were this year’s United Way of St. Charles Campaign Co-Chairs:
Jerry Stumbo, VP of Valero St. Charles Refinery
Adrienne Bourgeois, St. Charles Parish Government
Tammy Swindle, Cancer Association of Greater New Orleans
Alton James, USDA (not pictured)
Also honored at Battle for the Paddle were this year’s “Pacesetters”. In recognition of companies who have completed or mostly completed their United Way fundraising efforts before the official kickoff, we’d like to thank the following groups:
Valero St. Charles Refinery
Bayer
Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex
Creative Family Solutions
Cornerstone Chemical Company
OxyChem
Dow St. Charles Operations
Hobart (not pictured)
Congratulations to Blake Boudreaux on winning the 50/50 jackpot of $2,057 (winning ticket #923088).
Thank you to all of the teams who participated and everyone who attended! Your support of United Way of St. Charles makes a real difference in St. Charles Parish.
The 2019 jambalaya & gumbo winners are:
Jambalaya:
1st Place: Cro-Slit
- Jason Wagner
- Mark Wagner
- Seppe Crovetto
- Nathan Schexnaydre
2nd Place: Bottom’s Up #1
- Billy Hayes
- Larry Matherne
- Larry Matherne Jr.
- Tony Mascarella
- Lynn Matherne
- Cory Matherne
- Steve Frey
- Mason Mascarella
- Landon Matherne
3rd Place: Entergy Gretna
- Jesse Smith
- Stephen Navarre
- Nick Carroll
- Moochie McDonald
- Doug Foret
- Warren Brugier
People’s Choice Jambalaya:
1st Place: Bayer GI Rail
- Michael Hebert
- Matt Harmon
- Shelvin Dumas
- Thad Torres
2nd Place: St. Charles Parish Public Works’ “Road Kill Kookers”
- Trent Bonnette
- Mende Ford
- Mike Ford
- Rejeana Bonnette
- Silas Poteet
3rd Place: Entergy Waterford 3 I&C
- John Migliore
- Casey Hogan
- Jason Vultaggio
- Adam Purcell
Gumbo:
1st Place: Shell Norco’s “Prestige Worldwide”
- Wayne Boudreaux
- David Marse
- Brent Torres
- Brett Woltjen
2nd Place: Valero St. Charles’ “High Risers”
- Jason Poche
- Darin St. Pierre
- Jason Perilloux
- Jerry Stumbo
3rd Place: Bayer’s “GI Dry”
- Jamey Matherne
- Kyle Landeche
- Sammy Capitano
- Jeffery Billings
People’s Choice Gumbo:
1st Place: Shell Norco’s “Prestige Worldwide”
- Wayne Boudreaux
- David Marse
- Brent Torres
- Brett Woltjen
2nd Place: Bottom’s Up
- Billy Hayes
- Larry Matherne
- Larry Matherne Jr.
- Tony Mascarella
- Lynn Matherne
- Cory Matherne
- Steve Frey
- Mason Mascarella
- Landon Matherne
3rd Place: Entergy Waterford 3’s DCRM
- Phaedra Champagne
- Morgan Landry
- Jamie Heigle
- Tramaine Eursin-Jackson
- D’Angela Savoie
- Lauren Lassere