The Spokane East Rotary Club will again sponsor our 8th annual Soap Box Derby for special needs kids. The Soap Box Derby will be held in Liberty Lake on June 20. We will have two starting times. The first starting time will be at 8:30 a.m., and the second starting time will be at 10 a.m. If you have not pre-registered, please feel free to come to the race and, if possible, we will try to accommodate you and your child. At the conclusion of the race at about 12:30 p.m., Bob Scott, golf pro of the MeadowWood Golf Course will provide, at his expense, an old fashioned barbecue.

The race is intended to reward special needs children with the race of a lifetime. They are paired with volunteer drivers and a soap box derby car for the ride of their life. The derby cars will run down Molter Road at Pavillion Park to Valleyway. The children will then be pulled back to the top of the hill by an ATV. The children love riding on the ATVs because this is the first time many of them have ever ridden on one. This year we are hoping to have in excess of 30 special needs children and drivers. Each participant is awarded a medallion and T-shirt at the conclusion of his/her ride. 

The Gonzaga Alumni Association has been a proud sponsor of the Soap Box Derby since its inception. To our many sponsors, we thank you. Any excess funds are given to the Guild School, Buddy Ball and the HOPE School.