Tickets for annual Duck Derby fundraiser on sale now
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, April 27, 2022
The quack is back.
Ducks are on sale now for the 2022 Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby, with proceeds of the annual fundraiser going to Olympic Medical Center Foundation to support medical education and treatment in Clallam County through Olympic Medical Center.
Presented by the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, the event sees “racers” getting an opportunity to win a 2022 Toyota Corolla provided by Wilder Toyota at the Duck Race scheduled for Sunday, May 22.
Each duck ticket will cost $6. For $30, adopters receive an extra duck (six chances to win) in the race.
Duck tickets can be purchased from the Sequim High School leadership class, Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce, students from Peninsula College, Olympic Medical Center employees, Port Angeles High football and basketball teams and senior class parents, the Parent-Teacher Organization at Franklin Elementary or from the OMC Foundation.
Ducks will also be on sale daily at all Safeway stores in Sequim and Port Angeles, Wilder Toyota, Lovell’s Roadrunner Shell convenience store, Swains, Sound Community Bank, First Federal and several other locations.
The race is set for 1:30 p.m. on May 22 at Pebble Beach Park, at Front and Railroad Streets in Port Angeles, where all “adoptive parents” will have a chance to win prizes.
The event is operated under the rules of the Washington State Gambling Commission.
“The time, effort, labor and equipment that various groups put into the Duck Derby, to make this event successful year after year, shows how each of us contributes to make this area such a great place to live,” said Bob Lovell, who co-chairs the race along with Rick Smith.
“So many individuals and organizations are tireless with their donations and work in this community to help make it what it is.”
“It’s a pretty awesome sight to see 30,000 ducks race,” Smith said. “It’s not really about expecting to win, it’s just knowing that you’re donating to a worthy causes that matters. Winning is secondary.”
Just prior to the main race, The Bub and Alice Olsen Very Important Duck (VID) Race will be held, which is an opportunity for businesses and individuals, including those from outside the Olympic Peninsula who do business with local companies, to purchase special V.I.D. ducks emblazoned with their logo, for $300 each.
For more information, call the Olympic Medical Center Foundation at 360-417-7144.
