As “Freda” flies south for the winter, the Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club wishes to thank the community for the tremendous support and success of this year’s Juneau Duck Derby!
Our flock would like to give a huge thanks to our release and rescue team: Coastal Helicopters, Juneau-Douglas and Thunder Mountain high school swim teams, and the One People Canoe Society.
Special thanks to our event sponsors: Alaska Airlines, Juneau Radio Center, Coastal Helicopters, Breeze-In, Gas-N-Go, Valley Paint, Elgee Rehfeld Mertz CPA’s, Accurate Accounting, AGP Wealth Advisors, CAM Books LLC, Chad Erickson State Farm, Craig and Leslie Dahl, Family Practice, Filipino Community Inc., Holt Chiropractic, Juneau Mercantile and Armory, Lifetime Eyecare, Malia Hayward State Farm, Mendenhall Auto Center, MRV Architects, Northern Sales, Shattuck & Grummett Insurance, Solorad LLC, Super Bear IGA, Specialty Imports and True North Federal Credit Union.
We also extend thanks to the following, who generously contributed to make our Derby Day a fun event for the whole community: Super Bear IGA, Northern Sales, Juneau Youth Services, Greenies Farm, Fred Meyer, Safeway, Hearthside Books, Affordable Auto, Alaskan Fudge Company, Bullwinkles, Devil’s Hideaway, GCI, Gourmet Alaska, Suwanna Café, The Westmark Baranof and Glacier Auto Parts.
Congratulations to our Duck Derby winners: 1st place, $5000, Brock Meredith; 2nd, Jeremy Parris, two roundtrip airlines tickets courtesy of Alaska Airlines; 3rd, $2500, Lucy Ibesate; 4th, $1250, Jesyca Ellenbecker; 5th $750 Bug Busters; and 6th $500, Dustin Grimes.
The Juneau Duck Derby directly benefits our community. Your generous support allows us to continue funding youth scholarships, the Pillars of America Speaker’s Series, youth exchange, Rotary Riverside Park improvements and other club identified community needs.
Thank you Juneau! We sincerely appreciate your support, and eagerly await Freda’s return next year!
Karen Tarver, President,
Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club
