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Save the Date for BBBS Annual Duck Derby
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County’s 14th Annual
Duck Derby & Duck-N-Run 5K is being rescheduled for August 6th,
2020 at Tawawa Park in Sidney. This fundraiser is open to the
public, and individuals and businesses are encouraged to
participate. This annual event is a fun and exciting way to
support children within our local communities. By “adopting” a
Duck Derby rubber duck for $5 each or 6 for $25, you not only have a
chance to win the $1,000 Cash Grand Prize and 11 other prize packages,
but you will make a positive impact supporting mentoring programs. We
will also be continuing the opportunity to adopt Defender of Potential
Ducks for $25 each. The Defender of Potential Duck drawing is
limited to only 250 tickets, offers better odds of winning, and one
lucky person will be the winner of a $500 cash jackpot. This year we
added a virtual component to the 5k race in the chance that we will be
unable to hold the race due to COVID-19.
The Defender of Potential Duck winner will be drawn at 7:30pm, with the
regular Duck Derby immediately following in Tawawa Park’s Mosquito
Creek. Don’t miss out on the chance to see thousands of rubber
ducks launched into the creek and see if your duck is the winner of one
of 11 great prizes. This year’s prizes include the $1,000 Cash
Grand, Two 3-day tickets to 2021 Country Concert at Hickory Hill Lakes
compliments of Meyer’s Garage & Drive Thru., $150 Walmart Gift Card
compliments of Gillespie Construction, $25 Gift Card to Happily Ever
Co., $25 Gift Card to Buttercream Bakery, Gift Basket compliments of
Brethren Retirement Community & Hospice, 2 Tickets to Garst
Museum, $25 Gift Certificate to Montage, Columbus Blue Jackets
memorabilia, $20 Grater Gift Certificate, 2 Tickets to Cosi, &
Tickets to Shadowbox Live, Four Holden Forests & Gardens tickets,
two Great Lakes Science Center tickets, $10 Mitchell’s Homemade Ice
Cream gift card, and autographed Cleveland Cavaliers Gift Bag, Two
African Safari Wildlife Park VIP Car Passes and 2 Cincinnati Zoo
tickets., Cassano’s Pizza, JT’s Brew & Grill, Fort Loramie Dairy
King, The Caroline, Frisch’s Big Boy, Winans, Bob Evans
& Double M Diner, Four Kings Island tickets & A Dayton History
Experience, $100 Wal-Mart gift card, 2 free oil changes, & 4
tickets to Imagination Station, Two Snow Trails Ski Resort tickets, two
Mad River Mountain Avalanche Snow Tubing Park tickets & 8 hours of
skinning/snowboarding or snow tubing at Perfect North Slopes, Hollywood
Gamily gift bag and 4 $25 dining cards.; and many more wonderful prize
packages that are listed on the agency’s website. The Duck-N-Run 5K is
part of the Shelby County 5K Tour. Pre-registration for the 5K
must be received by Monday, June 10. On the day of the event, 5K
registration will begin at 7pm at Tawawa Park’s Geib Pavilion, and the
evening race is set to start at 8:15pm. In the event of inclement
of weather or COVID-19 restrictions that prevent us from being able to
have the Duck Derby, we will conduct the drawing for winners virtually.
If you’re looking for an affordable way to promote your business and
help an organization that supports youth in our community, various
sponsorship opportunities are available and range from $200 to
$750. Door prize donations and general monetary gifts are greatly
appreciated as well. If you would like to take advantage of
sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Big Brothers Big Sisters
office prior to Monday, July 23, 2020.
If you are wanting to adopt a duck you can visit our website at
https://www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org/duck-derby--duck-n-run-5k.html.
You can also adopt ducks from Meyer’s Garage & Drive Thru in
Newport, board members, local community festivals, and the agency
office located at 121 E. North Street in Sidney. For a complete
listing of prize packages, sponsorship opportunities, online duck
adoptions, online 5K registrations, and more information, go to
www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org or call 937-492-7611 or
937-547-9622.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County is a non-profit
United Way member agency. Proceeds from the event will benefit
our local Big Brothers Big Sisters agency which matches at-risk
children with volunteer role models. These volunteers are
screened thoroughly and meet with children at least two times per month
offering guidance, support, and positive role-modeling. The
concept of services by Big Brothers Big Sisters is to get community
members to open up their lives to a young child within their own
community. It does not take a great deal of time, money, or
talent; the volunteers just need to care about children.
Community members who feel they don’t want to make a commitment of
volunteering can help the agency in other ways. The agency is
always looking for cost-saving ideas for activities that volunteers can
do with their matched Littles. In the past, companies and
individuals have donated tickets to local events, sporting events, or
hosted a special outing for the Big Brothers Big Sisters group.
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