Salmon Derby, Fun Run Help Burn Foundation

Port of Seattle Firefighters Sponsor Sixth-Annual Waterfront Events August 24

The sixth-annual Port of Seattle Firefighters Salmon Derby and Fun Run to benefit the Northwest Burn Foundation is set for August 24 at the Port of Seattle's Shilshole Bay Marina, 7001 Seaview Avenue NW, Seattle.

This year's salmon derby will again pay a top prize of $500 for the largest fish of the day, while one lucky participant in the 5K waterfront fun run will win two round-trip airline tickets in a post-run drawing. Derby and fun run participants can enjoy live entertainment by the Brown and Blues Orbiters and The Freedom Band, plus a barbecue and beer garden, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

All proceeds benefit the Northwest Burn Foundation and its programs and services for children and adult burn survivors. The Foundation provides a weeklong recreational and therapeutic summer camp for young burn survivors. It also provides emergency housing for families of loved ones being treated for severe burns at the Harborview Burn Care Unit, burn survivor support groups, scald prevention education for parents of newborns, and more.

The 5K fun run begins at 10:15 a.m. at Shilshole Bay Marina and heads south on Seaview Avenue NW to Anthony's Homeport restaurant, then north on Seaview Avenue NW to Golden Gardens Park and back to the Marina.

Pre-registration for the fun run is $20. Race-day registration is $25. Runners can register in person until August 22 at: Super Jock 'n' Jill in Greenlake; Sound Sports in downtown Seattle; and Foot Zone stores in Redmond, Bellevue and Issaquah. To register on-line go to ontherun.com. For more information call (206) 789-6838.

Pre-registration for the salmon derby is $20. Derby day registration is $25, and must be completed by 8 a.m. Fishing starts at sunrise. Weigh-ins will be conducted at Tacoma Narrows Marina, Des Moines Marina, Point Defiance Marina, and Bell Harbor Marina, with the final weigh-in and prize award set for 1 p.m. at Shilshole Bay Marina. The first-place fish is worth $500; second place is $250 and the third-place fish will be worth $125.

Derby participants must follow all Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife rules and regulations. Call the fisheries hotline for updated information about area closures and harvest restrictions, (360) 796-3215.

The day's activities are presented by the Port of Seattle Fire Department and the Port of Seattle and sponsored by Boaters World, Phillips Medical, Full Sail Brewing Company, Host Marriott Services, Medtronic Physio-Control, Talking Rain, Stevedoring Services of America, Bank of America, Fred Meyer, the Port of Seattle Minority Firefighters Association, JT's Original Louisiana Bar-B-Q, and SYSCO.

More information is available by calling (206) 789-6838, or on-line at the Port of Seattle Web site.