WHAT: The 13th Annual SERTOMA Great Topeka Duck Race. Approximately 10,000 "adopted" rubber ducks will be dropped into Lake Shawnee in the cove South of the swim beach, for a race to the finish line. Lucky winners will receive great prizes! You need not be present to win the top prizes. Ducks can be adopted for a $5.00 donation. Ducks are numbered corresponding to your adoption certificate. Your Lucky Duck Number is printed on your adoption certificate and is valid for single and/or multiple duck adoptions. AGAIN this year - Adopt your ducks on-line with a Visa or Mastercard, compliments of CJ Online, at www.topekaduckrace.org. Join a team, adopt the most ducks and win a party at Texas Roadhouse in Topeka, KS! AGAIN! this year - Great Plains Huff & Puff Hot Air Balloon rally the same day - across 'duck cove' after the race. Balloons, ducks & lots of fun - what a great day!

WHEN: Saturday, September 6, 2008. Children's activities start at 11:30 a.m. Ducks will be dropped at 4:30 p.m. Event concludes around 5:30 and the hot air balloons take off at 6:00 p.m. Come early for hourly door prizes, FREE festivities, FREE children's midway games, FREE family games, barrel train rides, FREE children's arts & crafts, petting zoo, face painting, clowns, food, fun & live entertainment on the big stage by the noted "The Two Classics!" Park at Tinman Circle. FREE rides to the event from this parking lot!

WHERE: Lake Shawnee, Topeka, Kansas, south of the swim beach, South of 29th & Croco Road.

WHY: To benefit the programs of Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Topeka and the Sertoma Clubs of Topeka and their sponsorship beneficiaries which have included The Capper Foundation, Children's Miracle Network, The Villages, The Marian Clinic, Meals on Wheels, Head Start Programs, LULAC and East Topeka Sr. Center, Safe Streets, Ronald McDonald House and other worthy causes. For more information, call Duck Central at (785) 23-DUCKS [38257].