Duck derby

On behalf of the Whitefish Community Foundation Board of Directors, I would like to express our great appreciation to the merchants, donors and Whitefish community supporters who adopted ducks and donated prizes making the second annual Whitefish Duck Derby a great success.

We raised more than $35,000 for the Community Grants Fund that will go to support the projects and programs of local nonprofits. Thank you.

These businesses support the Whitefish Community Foundation's efforts to improve the quality of life in Whitefish: First Interstate Bank, McGarry's Roadhouse, Alpine Village Center, Montana Raft and Glacier Guides, Latitude 48, Tupelo Grille, Kandahar Caf, Savannah's Boutique, Whitefish Lake Restaurant, Whitefish Lake Golf Club, Montana Coffee Traders, Mackenzie River Pizza Company, Whitefish Theatre Company, Ciao Mambo Italian Restaurant, Remedies Day Spa, Stumptown Art Studio, Whitefish Mountain Resort, Glacier Symphony and Chorale, Pin and Cue, Mountain Cinema, Craggy Range Bar and Grill, Buffalo Caf, Markus Food and Wine Shop, and Village Shop and Indigo Creek Clothing.

We would also like to thank the many volunteers who helped to organize and coordinate the Duck Derby and round up all the ducks after the race: Boy Scout Troop 17, Diana Ludwick, Samantha Dittman, Tanner Brock, Madison, Cassidy and Dave Grady, Mike Evans, Michela Dooley, Kate Ehrenberg, Chez Roussel, Colton Gorian and the many members of the Whitefish Community Foundation Advisory Council.

Additionally, we would like to thank the media sponsors Whitefish Radio, Whitefish Pilot, Daily Inter Lake and KOFI Radio What's Going on with Wendy Ostrom Price.

Finally, we would especially like to thank the many nonprofits who gathered on this fine Sunday afternoon to market their programs and be a part of the derby: Shepherd's Hand Free Clinic, The Wave, Stumptown Art Studio, Habitat for Humanity, DREAM Adaptive Recreation, Glacier Symphony, Whitefish Theatre Company, Alpine Theatre Project and North Valley Music School.

Linda Engh-Grady

Whitefish Community Foundation