The Redding Ducky Derby
About the Derby
The 19th Annual Ducky Derby to be held at Lake Redding Park on September 28, 2008 is an event that is presented by the Redding East Rotary Club to provide funding to the non-profit foundation: The Rotary Clubs of Northern California Foundation Against Substance Abuse.
The foundation itself is not a Rotary Club, it is a non-profit 501 C-3 corporation that was incorporated in 1988 for the sole purpose of providing dollars to substance abuse prevention and youth development programs for adolescents in the northern counties of Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Trinity, Glenn and Siskiyou.
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2007 Race Highlights
A record breaking number of adoptions, in excess of 46,000 contributed to making this year's Ducky Derby a success. Because of the generosity of the Race Sponsors, over $225,000 will be distributed to the community to fund substance abuse prevention and youth development programs.
The race sold out on Saturday, only to return to selling when ducks arrived from Eugene Or. Those were all adopted by late Sunday morning. "Redding East Rotary is proud of our community and its support of this event" said Marge Beck, Race Chair aka Ducky Derby Queen. This is a unique partnership between the Redding East Rotary and our youth. With the support of our sponsors, we are able to cover the cost of the race (approx. $25,000). This allows us to return 100% to the youth!". TriCounties Bank is our largest cash sponsor at $10,000.
This year the duck box was not elevated quite so high due to the increased weight, but the large crowd enthusiastically waited the drop to the sounds of the Enterprise High School Marching Band!
About the Derby
The 18th annual Ducky Derby to be held at Lake Redding Park on September 30, 2007 is an event that is presented by the Redding East Rotary Club to provide funding to the non-profit foundation, The Rotary Clubs of Northern California Foundation Against Substance Abuse, Rotary youth development programs and Schools throughout Northern California.
The foundation itself is not a Rotary Club, it is a non-profit 501 C-3 corporation that was incorporated in 1988 for the sole purpose of providing dollars to substance abuse prevention programs for adolescents in the northern counties of Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Trinity, Glenn and Siskiyou.
