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Friendly Competition
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YORK: Since there are no rules, Iâve jump-started my
campaign already. WOODARD: I'm not surprised! You never have been one concerned about fair play. You may think youâre ahead now, but Iâll cross the ďŹnish line way in front of you and the crown will again be mine! I'm ready to talk smack if you are. WOODARD: Actually, a âsmackdownâ might be more appropriate, since Iâm sure my win versus loss record over these many years is far superior. YORK: Then how about this: you will go down like the Titanic. WOODARD: The real Titanic was found by my friend, Dr. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Research Center in Massachusetts. It remains full of treasure. I may sink in this upcoming battle, but eventually, I will be raised up and my treasureâfar beyond anything you can imagine or ever produceâwill be brought forth for THE KIDS. That's when I shall claim my justiďŹed victory! YORK: Then think of me as the iceberg. WOODARD: Meaning..? A landing site for gulls, seals and other stranded creatures who proceed to deďŹle that fresh white ice coating? YORK: Meaning that when you run into that iceberg in the form of a former mayorâDOWN, you will go. WOODARD: Oh, I clearly understood. BUT... it was so far-fetched I responded in a way that gave no indication of how remote your disguised threat really is... For more information about the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake County, visit choosebgc.org
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Courtesy Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake County
or 40 years, Thad Woodard and Smedes York have led fundraising efforts for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake Countyâs annual campaign through a unique mix of genuine passion⌠and creative smack-talking. This spring, after raising well over a million dollars together, Woodard, the former president of the NC Bankers Association, and York, president of York Properties and a former mayor, will be competing for the last time. On June 30, theyâll crown the ultimate victor and let a new generation take over. They shared a sample of the repartee that has inspired their friends to open up their walletsâfor a great causeâfor decades.
