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Duck Race Returns Oct. 1; Adopt Yours Early

Press Release | Tuesday, Aug 2, 2016

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ADOPT EARLY TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER GREAT PRIZE!

In addition to the Grand Prizes on Race Day, adopt your ducks early to be a part of our EARLY DUCKY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.Early Ducky: Adopt NOW – September 1 and receive 10 raffle tickets in the following prize, donated by the Santa Clarita Valley Rotary Club.

The SCV Rotary Club is pleased to offer a Rotary Barbecue for 30 people.

DETAILS:

● Location TBD by winner (within SCV, Acton, or Agua Dulce)
● Rotary will bring a barbeque trailer, cook, and serve choice of tri-tip, chicken, or sausages, baked beans, and corn on the cob
● Rotary provides cooks, food-line servers, clean up of own work area, paper plates, plastic silverware, napkins, biscuits, coleslaw butter, salt, pepper, and barbeque sauce

Saturday, October 1, 2016
11am – 2pm
Bridgeport Park, Valencia

Don’t let the deadlines float on by! Click the picture above and adopt your ducks!
Grand Prize: $2500
Second Grand Prize: $1500
Third Grand Prize: $500

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Katie Simers, Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers, Inc.
katie@sdfhc.org
(661) 257-2339 x302

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