North Bend Duck Derby to benefit food bank
August 11, 2010
By Laura Geggel
Ladies and gentlemen, start your ducks. North Bend Theatre and North Bend Emerald City Smoothie owner Jim Walker recently purchased 1,000 plastic ducks and plans to hold the first North Bend Duck Derby on the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River.
Tickets cost $5, with profits going to the Mt Si Helping Hand Food Bank.
“Hopefully, we’ll sell 1,000 tickets and we can raise close to $4,500 for the food bank,” Walker said.
He said he got the idea from Fall City Days’ Duck Derby. After reading the SnoValley Star’s profiles of people who use the food bank, Walker said he decided to combine the two, turning the derby into a benefit for those in need.
Cindy and Jim Walker, owners of the North Bend Theatre and Emerald City Smoothie in North Bend, are holding a Duck Derby fundraiser to support the Mt Si Helping Hand Food Bank. By Katelyn Walker
“I think it’s an important time to help an organization that extends out and reaches out to so many people in the community,” Walker said.
Tickets for the derby are being sold at North Bend’s Emerald City Smoothie, George’s Bakery and Deli, Birches Habitat, New Dawn Espresso and at the parade during the Festival at Mount Si. Cash and checks are accepted.
The race, sponsored by North Bend’s Emerald City Smoothie, begins at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 15 on the South Fork of the Snoqualmie River at the park across from Si View Community Center during the Festival at Mount Si. It ends at the 202 bridge that crosses over the river, between the Factory Stores at North Bend and the Mt. Si Senior Center.
Walker will award about 35 prizes to the winners. But first, he has to do a test run with his ducks.
“I’m going to do a 25-duck test run this week,” Walker said. “I got a lot of friends out there with nets.”
Laura Geggel: 392-6434, ext. 221, or lgeggel@snovalleystar.com. Comment at www.snovalleystar.com.
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