Santa Clarita, Calif., September 10, 2008 – The City of Santa Clarita proclaimed September 9, 2008 “Rubber Ducky Regatta Day” in honor of Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers, Inc.'s (SDFHC) upcoming 6th Annual Rubber Ducky Regatta, set for Saturday, October 18 at Castaic Lake. Mayor Bob Kellar presented the proclamation to Ed Bolden, SDFHC board president, at the September 9 City Council meeting. “The Rubber Ducky Regatta is a great family-oriented event that brings the community together around a much-needed service: health care,” Kellar said. “The City of Santa Clarita is fortunate to have SDFHC here in our community to provide health care to those in need, and the Rubber Ducky Regatta is the key event to help raise funds for this cause.” Ed Bolden, whose company Andel Engineering is “Papa Duck” sponsor of the event, shared similar sentiments. “We are very much looking forward to our premiere fundraising event, the Rubber Ducky Regatta. The mission of SDFHC is to serve those in our community who have nowhere else to turn for health care services. Everyone who supports this event and helps to make it a success is helping to provide better access to health care in the Santa Clarita Valley,” Bolden said. Grand Duck Sponsor of the event is Providence Holy Cross. SDFHC also thanks Lucky Duck Sponsors Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital and Mission Valley Bank, Derby Duck Sponsor Kaiser Permanente, Shining Duck Sponsor Chiquita Canyon, and Papa Duck Sponsor Ed Bolden of Andel Engineering. Media partners for this event are: The Magazine of Santa Clarita, Elite Magazine, The Signal, L.A. Daily News, KHTS AM 1220, SCVTV, 661 Magazine and Smart Shopper, and Inside SCV Magazine. Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich will serve as honorary chair of the event, which will include a family festival culminating in a rubber duck race at 1 p.m. for a chance to win prizes. The fundraiser is an opportunity to enjoy a day at the lake while helping to support health care services in the community. All proceeds from the event will go toward patient care at SDFHC, which offers affordable, quality primary health care for residents of the Santa Clarita Valley. SDFHC makes a special effort to serve the uninsured and underinsured. Last year’s Rubber Ducky Regatta raised $65,000 for patient care. Rubber ducks are available for adoption at $5 per duck. Other adoption opportunities include: Quack Family (5 ducks plus 1 free duck for $25); Quacker’s Dozen (10 ducks plus 2 free ducks for $50) and Duck Flock (20 ducks plus 4 free ducks for $100). Visit www.duckrace.com/scv for more information on duck adoptions. The event is scheduled to take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (661) 257-2339, ext. 302 or visit www.sdfhc.org. SDFHC operates three health centers in the Santa Clarita Valley—Canyon Country Health Center, Val Verde Health Center and Newhall Health Center—as well as outreach sites at College of the Canyons and California Institute of the Arts. SDFHC offers a full range of health care services—physicals, immunizations and vaccines, screenings and diagnostic tests, well baby care, and family planning—to those who may not seek health care elsewhere. Patients pay based on their income. This past year, SDFHC provided service for 8,000 patient visits. Rubber duck adoptions are available through October 18. For more information please visit www.duckrace.com/scv.
(Pictured from left to right: Laurie Ender, Councilmember; Chris Ball, Santa Clarita Business Exchange and vice president of the board of Samuel Dixon Family Health Centers, Inc. (SDFHC); Laurene Weste, Councilmember; Laurie Baylis, Deputy; Ed Bolden, Andel Engineering and president of the SDFHC board; Marsha McLean, Councilmember; Richard Abruzzo, SDFHC finance manager; and Santa Clarita Mayor Bob Kellar.) |
