About the Georgia Watermelon Queen Tour

The Georgia Watermelon Queen Tour is part of the overall promotional effort of the Georgia Watermelon Association to increase sales. The Georgia Watermelon Queen is selected annually. The competition takes place in conjunction with the Georgia Watermelon Association Annual Meeting.

The Queen spends the year traveling to cities throughout Georgia and the nation, talking to people in supermarkets, at fairs and festivals, telling everyone about the nutritional benefits, and economical values of watermelon.

The Queen is available for media appearances, in-store promotions, fairs, festivals or functions where watermelon is featured. For more information contact Julie Daughtrey, GWA Promotion Coordinator, akinsjulie1@windstream.net or call the GWA office at 706-845-8575.

The following are GWA Queen Promotion reports from the coordinator.

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Time flies when we’re having fun! Our season is drawing to an end but what a great Queen tour Georgia has had. Traveling the state from the North end to the South end while managing to visit Newark, New Jersey, Toronto Canada, Florida and Washington DC our Queen Lindsey has kept busy with a smile on her face.

From the last issue we traveled to Atlanta for an interview on Atlanta Public Access TV. Lindsey did a super job promoting the nutrients and fun recipe tips to all the Atlanta viewers on this hot June day. Thank you Greg Leger and NWPB for introducing us to Atlanta Public Access Television.

From Atlanta Lindsey and “Has-Been” Wendi Youngblood Wolf headed to Newark, New Jersey to help promote watermelons at our National Promotion at Six Flags theme park. Slices were handed out all day to the theme park guests. The hard work paid off as the girls got the opportunity to attend a LeeAnn Rhimes concert in the park immediately after working watermelons. Thank you Bob Morrissey and the NWA crew for getting this fabulous promotion together. We’re shooting for Six Flags over Georgia next year!!

The following weekend Queen Lindsey met Eleanor and National Queen Maggie in Atlanta for four Kroger promotions. We were thrilled to promote watermelons for our own Leger and Son. Thank you Mr. Buddy and Greg Leger for the opportunity to promote your Kroger stores.

On July 21st a very special young man entered the world. Baby “Cash” Watkins, son of Lee and “Has-Been” Niki Jernigan Watkins was welcomed into our watermelon family! Both mommy and baby are doing great. We hope to have pictures in the next issue.

Queen Lindsey and I brought in the month if August at the Tom Watson Brown Watermelon Festival in Thomson, GA. Thank you Dexter Rhodes for sponsoring our rooms for this special promo. This is a great annual festival held in Thomson, GA every August. It continues to grow and grow every year! Dexter we appreciate all your support.

From Thomson Lindsey and I headed to Athens to participate in a watermelon slicing for the UGA football team. Queen Lindsey helped tremendously to make this promotion possible. The football team greatly appreciated the watermelon during their break and enjoyed a good ole fashion seed spit on the field before practice resumed.

We ended the month of August with a spectacular “Sponsor Appreciation” cocktail party held at Leslie and Chris Bloebaum’s beautiful home in Tifton, GA. Thank you Leslie and Chris. You did a top notch job hosting this party! Thank you to all our corporate sponsors that attended. We enjoyed the fellowship and truly appreciate you all.

September we promoted watermelon at Harvey’s in Bainbridge and Donaldsonville, GA. This particular day was Georgia’s first game day. The stores were filled with excited consumers. Thank you Michael Purvis and Harvey’s for your support in promoting Georgia Grown!

With the season drawing to an end please mark your calendars for our Annual Georgia Watermelon Convention that will consist of a lot of fellowship, education and fun. We invite you all to join us the last weekend of January in Cordele at The Lake Blackshear Resort. For more information please contact Dawn Cheplick in the GWA office at #706-845-8575.