Ducks for the Race

2007-02-25 Thread Ronni Taylor 
This message is from: Ronni Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Ducks? R.Taylor
   
  I do hope, and assume - that the ducks for the duck race are the cute yellow 
rubber kind!
  In case anyone is interested, in Illinois, near where I used to live, the 
Visiting Nurse Association for the county is/was supported by the annual duck 
race on the river.  They sell rubber duckies with bar codes on the bottom (at 
Wendy's and Walmart, etc). Then on a certain day, they dump them from a couple 
of dump trucks into the river. The flotilla goes a mile down the river, and 
then in boomed into shore, becoming a single file, and the bar codes on the 
bottom of the ducks identify the winners. Several years ago, I think the dump 
was over 200,000 yellow rubber duckies. ($5 each, or 6 for $25 - at the time)
  They made a flotilla nearly the entire mile of river. National Geographic did 
an article on it in the 90's. 

 
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RE: Ducks for the Race

2007-02-25 Thread Jean Ernest 

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Here in Fairbanks, Alaska, we have a 10 day Golden Days event in the 
summer, culminated by a parade and the Rubber duckie Race after the 
parade.  for  weeks before the event rubber duckies are for sale: the 
numbers are sold, for $5.00 and $10:00 with different prize catagories, and 
the ducks are released at the bridge in town to float down the Chena River 
to the next bridge, a couple miles down river where a net barrier collects 
them there are a bunch of prizes, for first, 2nd, 3rd, etc. places, so a lot 
of chances to win something.  It is a fundraiser to support the Golden days 
events and local non profit organizations.


There is usually one or two huge air inflated yellow rubber ducks at places 
around town selling the duckie chances.


Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, looking forward to summer on this very cold but 
sunny day:  -35 degrees.
My Fjordis are shedding however! Tons of fur to shed, so no worries about 
getting cold.



From: Ronni Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED]


  I do hope, and assume - that the ducks for the duck race are the cute 
yellow rubber kind!
  In case anyone is interested, in Illinois, near where I used to live, 
the Visiting Nurse Association for the county is/was supported by the 
annual duck race on the river.  They sell rubber duckies with bar codes on 
the bottom (at Wendy's and Walmart, etc).


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