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Rubber Ducky You’re The One! Celebrating The Success Of The Vergennes Day Race

photo provided Michael Donnelly, Vergennes Rotarian puts the Rubber Ducks in Otter Creek for Saturday's Race.

Monday September 2, 2013

By Cookie Steponaitis

The immense flock of rubber ducky’s was poised above the Vergennes Falls against the clear blue sky of a summer day.  They sat waiting the start of their momentous journey with their sleek plastic bodies bobbing in the waters of Otter Creek. Then with a shout and the sound of a starting gun they were off, carrying with them the hopes of the people lining the banks waiting to see who crossed the finish line first.  A little melodramatic for your tastes? Perhaps but nonetheless a wonderful fundraising event where annually the Vergennes Rotary “Mavericks” raise funds for scholarships they present in June to graduating seniors.  The race and results was epic this year with a record of approximately 1300 individual ducks and eighty corporate ducks sold.  The Vergennes Rotary not only had a ‘ducky’ good time but put away a good amount into their scholarship fund. The winner of the corporate ducks was Hall Communications. First prize of $250.00 in the individual ducks went to the Boy & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes. Second prize of $100.00 was won by Ann Lynes and third prize of $50.00 floated away with Evan Ambrose. The Vergennes Rotary will formally thank all their donors in an upcoming paper but wanted to convey their sincere appreciation to all who bought a duck and all who came to watch the annual race on Otter Creek.

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