Thank you for adopting a duck for the Paducky Derby! You’ve finally given a duck the ability to train to make sure you are the winner of that big cash prize. I’ll make sure your duck trains well in preparation to race day.
But, we’ve already won. Your duck adoption fee will go to the Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center to help save, build, and change lives of victims of domestic violence.
“45.3% of Kentucky women and 35.5% of Kentucky men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner rape and/or rape in their lifetimes.”
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
Support for survivors looks different for all: some need monetary support, family counseling, shelter, coaching, etc. We need to provide funding for all of our support services; Paducky Derby provides us substantial funding to keep our facilities open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Once again, thank you for adopting a duck. I’ll be rooting for you!
-Colette Buford