16th Annual Topeka Duck Race
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WHAT: The 16th 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, at www.topekaduckrace.org. Join a team, adopt the most ducks and win a party provided by 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 10, 2011. Children's activities start at 12:00 noon Ducks will be dropped at 4:00 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. 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].

2011 Sertoma Duck Race On-Line Adoption Instructions

How would you like to be part of a Duck Race on-line team? The teams are part of “Quacky’s Web Rally” – a fun website team competition for the 2011 Duck Race.

The Duck Race provides funding for the Sertoma Clubs to help many people in need in our community – and – by forming an on-line team, if your team adopts more ducks than any other on-line team – you will win a party for the winning team - provided by Texas Roadhouse in Topeka!! Also by adopting ducks, you are in the race for a chance to win great prizes!

Here’s the information to share via email with all your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors – whoever:

  1. Go to the website: www.topekaduckrace.org
  2. Click on “Online Duck Adoptions”, lower left of screen
  3. Scroll down – there are different groupings of duck adoptions you can choose: lone duck, family, flock or “oodle”! Click on the one you want as you have to BUY THE DUCKS FIRST!!
  4. Click on “Buy now” under whichever grouping you want. This takes you to the secured part of the site. Complete your billing and credit card info – click “Submit Order” – (green button at the bottom).
  5. THEN you have a chance to form – or join – a team. Read the instructions carefully as once you leave this screen – you cannot come back & form or join a team. The system also gives you an opportunity once a team is formed, to email other people inviting them to join your team!

You will receive a confirmation email acknowledging your order. For on-line sales, the computer assigns your adoption numbers the day of the race so there is nothing you need to remember, or worry about. You’re done!

That’s it! Good luck and have fun!