At 1pm on August 1 - Evergreen Fire and Rescue Truck will drop over 5,000 ducks to race down Bear Creek to the finish line at Highland Haven Inn.
We invite you to be a part of this amazing community event benefiting Echo Food Pantry and Downtown Evergreen's Holiday Walk.
"Prior to the middle of March, the food pantry was serving on average 148 families per week. Since the middle of March, we have over 100 NEW FAMILIES coming to the food pantry each week. We also began our Summer Lunch program on June 1st and we have 112 kids that we are providing additional food for for 11 weeks over the summer." Nancy Judge, Development Director Echo Christian Outreach
NO NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN: Ducks can be purchased online at www.damduckyderby.com, through various non-profit organizations and in person at the following businesses: ECho Resale Shop Ricky's Island BBQ Swan Realty Seasonally Yours Evergreen Crafters Evergreen Clothing Company Baskin Robbins Sweetwater Boutique Marmalade Jewelry Cactus Jacks The Evergreen Gallery Mountain Realty
PRIZES 1st - $1500 2nd - $1000 3rd - $500 Sponsored gifts for Lucky Ducky, Quackiest Name & Last Quack
HOMETOWN HERO - Nominations due July 15 We are seeking stories about ordinary people making extraordinary contributions by putting their needs aside to help others int he community.....do you know someone like this in Evergreen??? Please nominate them by emailing their story to meghan@downtownevergreen.com
The winner will be celebrated at this years DAM DUCKY DERBY and invited to ride in Evergreen Fire & Rescue's Bucket Truck to kick off the event by dropping the ducks at the starting line!