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Cameron Jamie Bennett Rice (born December 12th, 1999) is a community activist from the small community of Herring Neck, NL. He is best known for his work in his home community where he has developed numerous initiatives to breathe life back into the ageing population. Cameron became more acknowledged once he was awarded the TD Scholarship for Community Leadership in 2017.

Work In The Community
Rice began his

Achievements

 * 1) Rice was chosen by the Gander Rotary Club to travel to Canada's capital, Ottawa, ON, to represent his area of the province in the Rotary Adventure in Canadian Citizenship program.
 * 2) Awarded the 2017 TD Scholarship for Community Leadership.

The Herring Neck Dory Festival is an annual community-based grassroots festival in the community of Herring Neck, Newfoundland and Labrador, beginning in 2014. The four-day festival takes place the second-last full weekend of July, and highlights some of Newfoundland and Labradors cultural traditions, focusing itself to be community oriented. Some of the more popular events that the festival is known for include the Dory Races, Kitchen Party, Fireworks, and Entertainment.

Origin

In the summer of 2014, Herring Neck held a Come Home Year Event with hopes of attracting many previous residents to return back to the community for a week of activities. One of the events held was the D

Early Beginnings

The festival was kept very simple in its first year of operation. In 2015, it consisted of just two events: the races, and a craft fair. Many locals pitched in throughout the day to donate their time, money, and energy to help make the festival a success. The then committee decided that every event within the fest