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BBBS Rubber Duck Race
& 5K Run
Thursday June 23 marks the Big Brothers Big Sisters Rubber Duck Race
and 5k Duck n Run/walk
Duck adoptions remain steady for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby
and Darke County, and Lisa Brown, Executive Director is hopeful that
all 5000 ducks will be launched this year. The upcoming
fundraising event, 2011 Rubber Duck Race, will be held Thursday, June
23th at 7:30 p.m. near the Geib Pavilion in Tawawa Park, Sidney.
In addition to the duck race, the agency will also host the fourth
annual Duck N’ Run 5k walk/run, which is a part of the Shelby County 5K
Tour. The 5k run will be held on the evening of Thursday, June 23
with race time at 8:15 p.m. through scenic Tawawa Park in Sidney.
Registration will begin at 7:00 p.m., and a shot-gun start will begin
the race at 8:15 p.m. Runners (walkers also welcome) will follow
the course through the scenic park, with refreshments and an awards
presentation waiting at the finish line. Runners can pre-register
for the event for $22.00, which includes T-Shirt and Rubber Duck
Adoption. $17.00 allows a runner to participate and only receive
a T-shirt, or $12.00 will cover the cost of the race only. Duck
adoptions and t-shirts will be sold separately on race day.
The public is invited to come out for the Rubber Duck Race to cheer on
their adopted rubber duck and compete for some awesome
prizes. BBBS will be providing spectators with food and
refreshments at the race course site. HITS 105.5, one of our
corporate sponsors for the event, will be live on-air broadcasting
throughout the evening.
Those wishing to adopt their duck may still do so up until June 20th
on-line at www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org. Duck adoptions may also be
ordered by phone using credit card method of payment. Other sites
throughout the community for sales are at the Sidney Big Brothers Big
Sisters office at 121 E. North Street, Ron & Nita’s, and Meyers
Garage and Drive-Thru in Newport. Volunteers will also be selling
the tickets periodically throughout the month of June in Kroger’s
stores in Sidney and Greenville. Tickets will also be available
at the Sidney Farmers’ Market beginning this weekend June 4th.
Last year almost 3,200 rubber ducks made their way down the Miami River
to compete for the many fabulous prizes. This year’s grand prize
will be a $1,000 Shopping Spree (some restrictions may apply!)
There are also many other great prizes including , two “3-day” passes
to the great Country Concert at Hickory Hills, Dayton Dragons
baseball tickets, a Cleveland get-away, a Columbus get-away including
COSI tickets, a Cincinnati get-away including Reds tickets, and
much more!
The Daffy Duck Derby is a fun and exciting way to help children within
the Shelby and Darke County communities. By “adopting” a rubber
duck for $5 or a Daffy Dozen (6 ducks) for $25 you not only have a
chance to win some fantastic prizes but you will have made a difference
by providing financial support to a Big and Little and our after-school
mentoring programs.
Big Brothers Big Sisters’ mission is to provide a mentor to every child
who needs one or wants one. If you would like more information
about becoming a volunteer or are a single parent and would like your
child in the program, please call 492-7611 or 547-9622. Big
Brothers Big Sisters is a United Way Agency and an affiliate of Big
Brothers Big Sisters of America. Big Brothers Big Sisters: Little
Moments, Big Magic.
Download the flyer here
Download the rules here
Download the registration here
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