On June 6, 2015, over 30,000 rubber ducks were raced down the Eno river, in what has become a major fundraising event for Rotary in Chapel Hill for many years. The Chapel Hill Sunrise Rotary Club organizes the event, with help from partners such as the Rotary Club of Chapel Hill and the East Chapel Hill Rotary Club.
Proceeds from the race (about $35,000 in 2015) support Rotary’s polio eradication efforts; a myriad of community service and economic development projects at home and abroad; leadership training for our youth; and a range of international exchange programs.
Because Rotary service projects are administered by Rotarians, fundraising dollars go almost 100 percent to support targeted charities. Our Rotary Club serves the community through the Hyatt Awards and grants to local charities, among other things.
This year we had 20 winners of excellent prizes, including Barbara Pipkin from our club.
Prizes for the event were as follows:
- $1,000 American Express Gift Card
- $1,000 Delta Airlines Gift Card
- An Apple iPad
- Lobster and Clam bake for 4 catered by Legal Seafood
Volunteers Launching Ducks - Round of golf and $100 gift card for Finley Golf Course
- 3 night/4 day beach cottage vacation at Sunset Beach
- 1 Night Retreat at The Umstead Hotel and Spa
- 7 Nights at the Verandah Resort and Spa
- Meal for two every month for a year at Saratoga Grill
- Gallon bucket of coins and bills
- $200 gift card from Tyler’s Taproom and Speakeasy
- 10 Passes to the Durham Museum of Life and Science
- $250 gift card from Target
- 4 days and 3 nights at beach house in Kill Devil Hills
- 250 ducks donated in your name through Heifer Int’l
- $250 gift card to Hope Valley Bottle Shop
- $250 gift card to LL Bean
- $250 gift card from Pottery Barn
- $250 gift card from Whole Foods
- 50 ducks in your name for the 2016 Duck Race
Please consider purchasing a ticket for our 2016 Duck Race. Watch our website for details.