Spring 2009
FreeStore FoodBank Raises Over
$4 Million with Annual Duck Race
Cincinati, OH - For the past fourteen years, FreeStore FoodBank, which provides food and services to the Greater Cincinnati Area and the twenty surrounding counties, has used the "Rubber Duck Regatta" to raise much needed funds. The Regatta is a partnership between FreeStore FoodBank, Great American Merchandising and Events (GAME), which helps charities put the event together, and SCA Promotions, which provides the promotional risk coverage for the million dollar duck.
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Fourteen Years of Duck Races Totals Big Money
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People in the community made donations to "adopt" rubber ducks, and the ducks were then released into the Ohio River for the race. Each duck was marked with a number on the bottom. A Honda Fit Sport and savings bonds were awarded to the owners of the first six ducks to cross the finish line. If the winning duck's number matched one of the numbers preselected by SCA, then that duck's owner would become a "millionaire"!
"Offering a million dollar prize at our duck race has helped us in our advertising and PR," said Bob Edwards, a volunteer for the FreeStore FoodBank and chairman of the Rubber Duck Regatta. "One year, we had "Quacky" (a volunteer in a duck costume) arrive at a National City branch in an armored truck and "deposit" the prize. The local news was there filming, thus giving us free publicity.
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"The large prize has also helped generate publicity for our sponsor, National City, and we have seen the number of ducks adopted increase each year. Last year, 86,000 ducks were adopted and raced down the Ohio River to help end hunger in the community. We were thrilled to raise $500,000 for our foodbank, making the fourteen-year total over $4,000,000." Request a Quote!
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