Annual Duck Race
Annual Rubber Duck Race
In 1996 the Galesburg Public Schools hosted its first Rubber
Duck Race. This broad based community fundraiser has become an
annual event and has raised thousands of dollars for the local
schools.
Held in September of each year, the duck race has become an
“end of summer rite” as hundreds of adults &
children gather at Lake Storey to watch the cardboard board boat
regatta and then cheer on their winning duck! (See Photos for
2009 Annual Duck Race photos)
Ducks are ‘adopted’ for only $5 each, allowing
community wide participation. The revenue generated from this
re"duck"ulously family friendly fundraising event
allows the Foundation to award monetary grants to schools in the
district. Each school determines their use of Foundation dollars
in realizing our goal which is to enhance the educational
opportunities for all students. The Foundation also awards money
to the PTO’s and Booster Clubs of the schools who work hard
to sell the ducks.
Winner of the Ducky Award, Teacher Kit
Baxter of Steele Elementary School
plucks the 2009 winning duck!
It is because of the support of our business community along
with our volunteers behind-the-scenes hard work - including
in-school competitions, neighborhood drives, and manning the
‘duck booths’ that our duck race is so successful.
The Foundation is proud to sponsor the Annual Duck Race.
The date for next year's Annual Rubber Duck Race is set for Sunday, September 12, 2010...mark your calendar! Adoption information and sponsorship information will be coming soon.
14th Annual Rubber Duck Race
- Sunday, September 13, 2009 around 3:00 PM
- Lake Storey
- 1572 Mechan Drive
- Galesburg , IL
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On-line Purchase - Click Here to Adopt your Duck Today!!
Sorry! On-line purchasing is closed now. Thank you for supporting our Duck Race.
On-line registration closes on September 10, 2009 11:59 PM
Pacific Time
- The Race:
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The Galesburg Public Schools Foundation’s
Annual Duck Race has become an “end of summer
rite” as hundreds of adults & children gather at Lake
Storey each September to watch the cardboard boat regatta
and then cheer on their winning duck!
Race Day Schedule:
Lake Storey is the place to be on
Sunday, September 13, 2009! We share this fun day
with the folks from the Great Cardboard Boat Regatta where their
races start around noon. The Duck Race starts immediately
following the last boat race, usually around 3:00 pm. Rain or
shine – we are racing! Parking is free. Souvenirs and food
will be available.
About the Race:
The revenue generated from this
re"duck"ulously family friendly fundraising
event allows the Foundation to award monetary grants to each
school in the district. Each school determines their use of
Foundation dollars in realizing our goal which is to enhance the
educational opportunities for all students. The Foundation is
proud to sponsor the Annual Rubber Duck
Race.
Event Benefit Details:
The Galesburg Public Schools Foundation is a
chartered, not-for-profit foundation with a 501 (c) (3)
tax-exempt status. The purpose of the Foundation is to raise
funds to enhance the educational opportunities in District 205
and to strengthen the relationship between the public schools and
the community. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors
with an Administrator managing the volunteers and running the day
to day operations.
Adopt-A-Duck:
Single Duck(s): (1-4 ducks in race)
$5.00 each
Quack Pack: (5 ducks in race)
$25.00
Flock of Ducks: (12 ducks in race - this
package saves you $10!) $50.00
Gaggle of Ducks: (25 ducks in race - this
package saves you $25!) $100.00
Duck Adoption Locations:
Always Travel
Cooks & Company
Ducky's Formal Wear
Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream
HiLo Grocerteria
HyVee Food Stores
Perkins Family Restaurant
The Register Mail
Verizon Wireless
Top Duck Sponsors:
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Quacker Backers:
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Bruce Foote Chevrolet Cadillac, Inc.
- Crop Production Services
- Elks #894
- F & M Bank
- First Bank
- First Midwest Bank
- Galesburg Cottage Hospital
- Galesburg Toyota Honda
- Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream
- HyVee
- Kehoe Eye Care PC
- Key Outdoor Sign, Inc.
- Lakis Ford/Dodge
- Mangieri Electric
- Midstate Manufacturing Company
- Midwest Bank of Western Illinois
- OSF St. Mary Medical Center
- RSM McGladrey
- D. A. Shaver Graphics & Web Design
- Sunrise Rotary Club of Galesburg
- Tompkins State Bank
- Verizon Wireless
- Video Media Productions
- Western IL Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ltd
- Wells Fargo Bank
- Yemm Chevrolet Cadillac Buick Pontiac GMC Chrysler Jeep
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Prizes:
Grand Prize - $2,000 cash - Second Prize - $1,000 cash
- 3rd Place - John Deere Lawn Mower (Kleine
Equipment, Inc.)
- 4th Place - 1 Annual Individual Membership
(Knox County YMCA)
- 5th Place - 1 Free Large Pizza a month for
1 year (12) (Pizza House)
- 6th Place - $100 Hi Lo Groceteria & $100 Thrushwood Farms Gift
Certificates (Bullis & Sundberg LLC)
- 7th Place - $200 Gift Certificate
(Kohl's Diamond Gallery)
- 8th Place - $200 Gift Certificate
(Lindstrom’s TV & Appliance)
- 9th Place - 1 Drink a week for 1 year
(Innkeeper's Fresh Roasted Coffee)
- 10th Place - Cub Cadet String Trimmer(Birkey's
Farm Store)
- 11th Place - Six Floral Bouquets (Cooks
& Co.)
- 12th Place - Dinner for Four (The Watering
Hole)
- 13th Place - $100 Gift Certificate & $25 meat
certificate (Farm King & Hi Lo)
- 14th Place - $100 Gift Certificate (Always
Travel)
- 15th Place - $100 Gift Certificate (Seminary
Street Station)
- 16th Place - $75 Gift Certificate (First
Impressions Nail & Hair Salon)
- 17th Place - $75 Gift Certificate (Buffalo Wild Wings)
- 18th Place - $75 Gift Certificate (Hi Lo
Grocerteria)
- 19th Place - One Super Wash/Wax (Dave's
Auto Body)
- 20th Place - One Super Wash/Wax (Dave's
Auto Body)
- 21st Place - Two All-Sports Passes (Galesburg High School)
- 22nd Place - 1 Month Pass for 4 at Lakeside Water Park (City of Galesburg)
Important Dates to remember:
August 8th, Saturday - Duck Race Kick off
August 22nd, Saturday - Celebrity Bagging HyVee Main Street
August 29th, Saturday - Celebrity Bagging HyVee Henderson Street
September 1st, Tuesday - Duck Race Telethon
September 3rd, Thursday - Duck Race Telethon
September 4th, Friday - GHS Home Football Game
September 9th, Wednesday - Duck-a-thon on WGIL Radio
September 13th, Sunday - Duck Race at Lake Storey
School Sales Totals:
The top 5 school PTO's selling over 200 ducks are eligible
for prizes ranging from 1st place of $500 to 5th place of
$100. In addition, all PTO's also receive a portion
of each duck they sell.
FINAL 2009 SCHOOL TOTALS:
- G H S - 647
- Churchill - 482
- Nielson - 382
- Lombard - 329
- King- 305
- Gale - 304
- Silas Willard - 253
- Steele - 237
- Cooke - 153
We want to thank everyone for helping us help our students succeed!
Galesburg Public Schools Foundation’s
15th Annual Rubber Duck Race
Official Rules and Regulations:
Galesburg Public Schools Foundation, hereinafter referred to as “Presenter” is a not-for-profit corporation in Illinois with an IRS designation as 501(c)3 c corporation, FEIN #37-1221752.
1. Ducks will be launched into Lake Storey on Sunday, September 12, 2010. The “race” will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes. The race course will be established by PRESENTER. Once ducks are launched, no attempt to free, interfere, remove or add any ducks will be permitted unless sanctioned by the PRESENTER.
2. A maximum of 10,000 rubber ducks will be entered into the race. All ducks entered will be provided by the PRESENTER and shall remain the property of PRESENTER.
3. A number will be attached to each duck relating to the numbers on the duck adoption applications. Multiple duck entries from one duck adoption application will be assigned additional duck numbers for identification. The person’s name who appears on the application corresponding to the number of first ducks in order of finish in the race will be awarded prizes. Chances of winning depend on total number of qualified entrants. A list of prizes can be obtained from PRESENTER by sending a written self addressed stamped envelope to GPSF, P.O. Box 687, Galesburg, IL 61401.
4. The combined retail value of all prizes will be nearly $5,000. PRESENTER reserves the right, as its sole option, to substitute prizes of comparable value. No cash equivalent prizes will be provided in lieu of the designated prizes.
5. Each duck adoption application must be completed in full and delivered to PRESENTER or an authorized representative of PRESENTER or mailed to PRESENTER at the address set forth in Paragraph 3 above. Adoption application must be received by PRESENTER prior to the race for entrant to be eligible to win any prize. Entrants assume the risk of non-delivery on any entries to PRESENTER or an authorized representative of PRESENTER. Entrants must be18 years of age or older and must prove eligibility.
6. No purchase is necessary in order to enter or win. PRESENTER does request a donation of $5 per entry to benefit the Galesburg Public Schools Foundation, a charitable organization under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Free race entry defeats the charitable fundraising purpose of the event and is not encouraged. However one free race entry per person can be obtained by mailing a handwritten request to the PRESENTER to the address listed in Paragraph 3. Requests for free race entry made after September 1, 2010, or after 10,000 ducks have been adopted will not be honored. PRESENTER, at its sole discretion, can increase the number of ducks and the deadline. Adoption papers postmarked after September 6, 2010 will be considered a donation.
7. Winners will be announced at Lake Storey after the conclusion of the race on September 12, 2010. Race winners need not be present to win. Within 96 hours of the completion of the race, all winners will be mailed a letter verifying their prize. When that letter is received the winner may claim their prize as per the instructions included in the verification letter. If any race winner does not claim his/her prize from PRESENTER at the address above in Paragraph 3 within thirty (30) days after September 12, he/she will forfeit prize.
8. Member of the Board of Directors and their immediate families (living in the same household) are not eligible to win.
9. By entering, entrants release PRESENTER and its officers, directors, staff and other related entities from any and all liability with respect to prizes. By entering, a winner consents to the promotional use of their names and likenesses without additional compensation.
10. The conduct of the race and determination of race winners will be audited by a representative of an independent auditing firm. All decisions and interpretations of rules and regulations and local laws and regulations are void where prohibited by law.
11. The Derby Duck Race/Turbo Turtle Trek is a licensed fundraising event of GAME – Great American Merchandise and Events. The logo and the name Derby Duck Race/Turbo Turtle Trek are registered trademarks of GAME and cannot be used or copied without it’s written consent. For more information please log on to www.game-group.com or call 602-957-3825.
12. A copy of these rules and regulations is available from PRESENTER at the address listed in Paragraph 3. For more information call 309-342-9229.
Contact Us:
Galesburg Public Schools Foundation- P.O. Box 687
- Galesburg, Illinois 61401
- 309-342-9229
- gpsf@grics.net
Every tax-deductible gift, no matter the size, makes a difference.
