HELEN, Ga. – What has become one of the fun highlights of Oktoberfest as well as an important fundraiser for Family Promise will take place Saturday, on the Chattahoochee River. It’s the third annual Great Helen Duck Race.

Family Promise of White and Helen will launch 2,000 little yellow rubber ducks into the ‘Hooch across from Paul’s Margarita Deck and watch them race to the finish line at the Helen Festhalle. The first duck to cross the finish line will win $1,000 cash for its sponsor.

Family Promise is selling sponsorship for each and every duck in the race. To sponsor one duck is only $5 but a raft of five ducks can be sponsored for only $20. To purchase a sponsorship, call the Family Promise Day Center at (706) 865-7725.  Tickets can also be purchased on-site in Helen until 4 p.m. the day of the race.

The Great Helen Duck Race will kick off Family Promise Week (Oct. 21-28) and help spread community awareness of the crisis of family homelessness across northeast Georgia.

Family Promise of White and Habersham was established in 2013 to assist families in our own community. Last year alone, Family Promise of White and Habersham’s 12 local church congregations and volunteers gave 14,528 volunteer hours, provided 3,458 bed nights, and served 10,374 meals. They humbly served 28 children and 17 adults as well as supported 369 families by referral connecting them with additional programs and services. The program’s success rate—families still sustaining independence—has grown to 83 percent.

 

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