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Become a Mar-Del Watermelon Association Member!

Why become a member of the Mar-Del Watermelon Association?

Help us, help you promote your Mar-Delicious watermelons grown on your farm and/or supplies. Mar-Del is funded primarily by donations generated by its members and monies raised at the auction during our annual two-day convention which supports the queen program, advertising campaign, development, and scholarships for future agriculture career students. 

Educational Seminars

Growers Seminar offer free to paid members during our annual convention. Industry leaders speak on topics such as food safety, research results, disease research, legislative and regulatory issues.  

Research & Development

Monies are committed to our local universities to fund industry production research needs, farming and/or growing improvements and value-added research. 

Advertising Campaign

Our budget committee allocates funds on advertising through various outlets such as: Radio, Television, Billboards, Beach resort buses & trams, Social Media, Lifeguard Stands, MPT "Farm to Harvest". Sponsorships may vary year to year. 

Mar-Del Watermelon Board of Directors

 

Mar-Del Watermelon Association

Officers & Directors

2023 – 2024


President: Haley Keenan

Vice President: Doug Tucker

Secretary & Treasurer - Mar-Del Coordinator: Danielle Farace

Queen Coordinator: Terra Eby

Queen: Brielle Carter


Directors:  

Amanda Clougherty

Caitlin Givens

Zack Collins 

Jonah Vincent 

Sudeep Mathew 

David Marvel

Chris Hogg

Jacob Calloway 

Scot Givens 


Executive Council:

Dosse Givens

Willis Robinson

Clay Vincent

Travis Hastings 

Ray Vincent

Charles Wright IV 

Jeff Hastings

Donald Hales

Lewis Lowe

Jimmy Lee Goslee 

Jerry Rider

Kenny Bennett 

Mark Collins

Jay Rider 

Doug Corey

Will Hales

Richard Wojciak

Josh Rowe 

Kevin Evans

Dawn Collins

Lewis Lowe

Jerry Rider

Bob Gibson

Willis Robinson

Jimmy Lee Goslee


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Become a Mar-Del Watermelon Association Member! 

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Sponsors

The Mar-Del Watermelon Association works very hard to promote our watermelon industry. This year we celebrate 54 years of dedicated growers, brokers, buyers, and industry suppliers. Because of the continued support of the names below, we can continue to crown our 2023 Queen, honor our members, educate our growers, fundraise funds to further promote watermelons. For this, we say Thank You to all our of 2022-2023 Sponsors!


DONORS

CorrChoice

C & S Farms  

Dickerson Farms LLC 

 DMC Farms

Gary Calloway 

Gibson Produce

International Paper

 Lakeside Farms 

Steen Farms 

 Vincent Farms 


BUYERS

Atlantic Produce 

 Gibson Produce 

Jim Rash Inc. 

  Melon 1

McMelon 

Pete Pappas 

Tucker Mechanical Services 



SPONSORS

Gibson Produce 

International Paper

Seedway

Tucker Mechanical Service, Inc.

 C & S Farms, Inc.

Charter Next Generations Films

Jim Rash, Inc.

Air Ag LLC

Air Enterprises

BMP Logic

C & S Transport, Inc.

CorrChoice

Delaware Department of Agriculture

DMC Farms, Inc.

Enza Zaden/Vitalis Organic Seeds

Evans Farms LLC

Gowan Seed Company

Greenwood Pallet Co.

Helena

King Crop Insurance, Inc.

 Maryland Department of Agriculture

Sakata Seed America

Sussex Diesel

Syngenta

Willard Agri Service


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Mar-Del Watermelon Association

P.O. Box 319 Hebron, Maryland 21830, United States

Office: 410-749-9587 Fax: 443-260-1925 Email: mardelmelon@hotmail.com

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Scholarship Press Release (docx)Download

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