The crowd trickled out after winners were announced. “It really allowed us to have a statewide event,” Klaes said of the law change. The nonprofits people could choose from included Alaska SeaLife Center, Arctic Education Foundation, Alaska EXCEL, Anchorage Hockey Association, Beans Cafe, Scotty Gomez Foundation, AK Firecrackers Fastpitch Softball Organization, Anchorage Opera, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, Anchorage Downtown Community Council, and Wasilla Youth Soccer Association. Around $10,000 came from Utqiagvik and the surrounding area, Klaes said. Saturday, the nonprofit sold $103,450 in tickets. This enabled participants across the state to purchase tickets online and watch the streamed event from the comfort of their own home.Īlaska EXCEL, a local nonprofit that provides educational opportunities to rural Alaska youth, hosted the second annual event. The Great Alaska Duck Race, typically a local event, saw participation statewide this year after Alaska’s online gaming laws were changed due to the pandemic, said Jamie Klaes, marketing director and aviation instructor at Alaska EXCEL.
Volunteers released thousands of rubber ducks into Ship Creek in front of a growing crowd that waited eagerly in the warm September sun on Saturday evening. The event was held by Alaska EXCEL, a local nonprofit that provides educational programs to rural Alaskan youth.
People line Ship Creek in Anchorage and watch rubber ducks float past them during the second annual Great Alaska Duck Race on Sept.
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