A duck is raising money? Yes!

ST. JUDE’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

By Sharon Adams

Mr. Vanderquack Junior, a large stuffed duck toy with a dedicated following of Jeep owners and enthusiasts, is on a mission to go to every state in the United States raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He visited Dallas last spring and will return on Thursday evening, August 18 for a one-night-only concert featuring country singer/songwriter Jeremy Rowe.

The event happens from 7-9 p.m. at the Round-Up Saloon and is presented by the Lone Star Monarchs with partners Greenbar Distillery and One Bar USA. Tickets are $10 each, cash at the door. There will also be a silent auction. One hundred percent of the proceeds and a percentage of the alcohol sales will benefit Mr. V. Junior’s fundraising efforts for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The Round Up is located at 3912 Cedar Springs Rd. in Dallas. 

In March 2022, Mr. Vanderquack Junior’s father’s journey ended with a return to the nest, having raised more than $150,000 in seven months, traveling through more than 650 cities, across 50 states and over 47,000 miles, all with the help of thousands of Jeep family members to convoy him along the way and to raise money for St. Jude.

The young, feathered Mr. Vanderquack Junior’s campaign fun-raiser Kick’n Childhood Cancer campaign began in April 2022 in Daytona, Fla. The goal is to raise $5,000 in every state for a grand total of $250,000 to be celebrated September 22-24 in Memphis, Tenn. Visit Mr. Vanderquack Mov’N for St. Jude at mrvanderquack.com and the Facebook page to learn more. 

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