RUBBER DUCKY REGATTA TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY.Byline: SUE DOYLE Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, -- It's an evening of dollars and ducks at an annual fundraiser Saturday for one local nonprofit health center. Now in its fourth year, the Rubber Ducky Regatta regatta: see rowing; sailing. A high-end Unix-based pSeries server from IBM. Introduced in late 2001, the model p690 incorporates mainframe class self healing capabilities and partitioning to the pSeries (RS/6000) family for the first time. raises about $25,000 annually for the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, which focuses on uninsured and underinsured un·der·in·sure tr.v. un·der·in·sured, un·der·in·sur·ing, un·der·in·sures To insure under a policy that provides inadequate benefits: Be certain that you are not underinsured against catastrophic illness. patients. Fundraiser participants race rubber ducks A rubber duck, or rubber ducky, is a toy shaped like a goose that is made of rubber or rubber-like material such as vinyl plastic. Almost all modern rubber ducks are made out of vinyl plastic rather than rubber. across a swimming pool, with the fastest ducks emerging through a series of heats. Top prize is a seven- day cruise for two to anywhere. The evening also includes food. With three locations throughout the area, the health center serves about 8,000 people each year. Patients come in for traditional medical care, from vaccinations to broken bones This article or section has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * It needs to be expanded. Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. , and are charged fees based on income, said Cheryl Laymon, executive director. The fun starts at 5 p.m. in the backyard of a Valencia couple playing host to the event. Tickets cost $150. For more information, call (661) 257-2387. sue.doyle(at)dailynews.com (661)257-5254 |
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