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Chemo Duck Partners with Nashville Shores for Duck Derby Family Event to Benefit Kids with Cancer

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Chemo Duck Partners with Nashville Shores for Duck Derby Family Event to Benefit Kids with Cancer


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SOURCE: Nashville Publicity

(NASHVILLE, Tennessee) – Gabe’s Chemo Duck Program is pleased to announced that Chemo Duck’s Duck Derby will take place at Nashville Shores (4001 Bell Road in Hermitage, TN) at 11:00am on Saturday, August 17th. Sponsored by Jackson National Life Insurance Company, the family-friendly event will benefit the Nashville-based non-profit.

For a donation of $5, supporters can purchase one of two thousand rubber ducks that will be dropped into Nashville Shores’ lazy river. A grand prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the donor whose rubber duck is the first to cross the finish line. Additionally, a donation of 24 Chemo Ducks will be made to the hospital of the winner’s choice. Winners do not need to be present to win, and all proceeds from the event will be used to place more Chemo Ducks into the hands of young cancer patients waiting for a duck of their own.

“We are honored to be hosting the Duck Derby at Nashville Shores,” says Chemo Duck creator Lu Sipos. “We are very excited about partnering with them to put on a worthwhile event that will be fun for the entire family!”

“We are proud to partner with Gabe’s Chemo Duck Program for this fun event,” said Daniel Strobel, Director of Marketing for Nashville Shores. “We hope we will be able to raise money and awareness for these children who are facing such a difficult journey ahead.”

Discount tickets (which include one duck for the Duck Derby) are available for $25 through Gabe’s Chemo Duck Program. To purchase a ticket, sponsor ducks or for more information, please visit www.ChemoDuck.org.

ABOUT GABE’S CHEMO DUCK PROGRAM
Gabe’s Chemo Duck Program is a program of the Nashville-based nonprofit organization, Gabe’s My Heart, which was established in 2004 to provide education and comfort to children living with cancer through medical play using therapeutic tools. The goal of the program is to enable hospital staff and parents to prepare children for chemotherapy treatment and eliminate the fear of the unknown. Chemo Duck is a stuffed yellow duck dressed in blue hospital scrubs with a bandana around its head, a chemotherapy port on its chest and an immobilizer on his arm. In a gentle, age-appropriate manner, children learn what to expect during cancer treatment and have a friend to share the experience. In turn, children can use Chemo Duck to help friends, siblings and classmates to understand and empathize with their experience.

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