Event
- Title:
- The ARC of Quinebaug Valley Rubber Duckie Race
- When:
- Aug 12, 2012 1:30 pm h
- Where:
- Rotary Park - Putnam
- Category:
- Country
Description
The Arc's annual Rubber Duckie Race is one of the agency's most successful fundraisers raising almost $20,000 each year.
The race is held on the Quinebaug River in Putnam at Rotary Park. The ducks are made of rubber like the ones kids play with in the bathtub. Each duck has a number on the front which corresponds to a number on a ticket. A large pay loader truck is filled with the sold ducks that are then dumped into the river from the bridge on Bridge St. The ducks float down a raceway constructed of foam barriers. About 200 yards down they cross the finish line and are retrieved one at a time by the Mayor of Putnam and bagged in numbered bags. The ducks are then brought up to the shore where they are matched with the corresponding prize.
Further details are TBA at:
www.qvarc.org
The race is held on the Quinebaug River in Putnam at Rotary Park. The ducks are made of rubber like the ones kids play with in the bathtub. Each duck has a number on the front which corresponds to a number on a ticket. A large pay loader truck is filled with the sold ducks that are then dumped into the river from the bridge on Bridge St. The ducks float down a raceway constructed of foam barriers. About 200 yards down they cross the finish line and are retrieved one at a time by the Mayor of Putnam and bagged in numbered bags. The ducks are then brought up to the shore where they are matched with the corresponding prize.
Further details are TBA at:
www.qvarc.org
Venue
- Venue:
- Rotary Park - Website
- Street:
- Kennedy Drive
- ZIP:
- 06260
- City:
- Putnam
- State:
- CT
- Country:
-
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