The ducks are back. For the third straight year, American Tobacco is taking a quack at hunger.
Thousands of rubber ducks will take to the waters of the “Old Bull River” located on the American Tobacco Campus in downtown Durham, Saturday, September 27th as the third annual Great American Tobacco Duck Race takes place with proceeds benefiting the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle.
81,000 children are going hungry at any given time in the Triangle. That means one in five children may not get breakfast before they come to school, nor have dinner when they arrive home. Through the purchase of Race Ducks, The American Tobacco Duck Race raises money to fund unique Inter-Faith Food Shuttle programs that feed thousands of hungry families everyday– in partnership with every major soup kitchen, shelter and pantry in the Triangle.
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2008 Duck Race
Ready! Set! Beat Hunger!
Saturday, Sept 27th
9:00am – 1:00pm
American Tobacco Campus
318 Black Street, Durham
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The day will start with a Breakfast by the River at 9am ($5 per person), followed by a Corporate Duck Race at 10am (ducks are $100 for this race), a Duck Costume Contest at 11am, and a People’s Duck Race at noon (ducks are $10 for this race).
The course for both races is 600 feet long and prizes will be awarded for the first three ducks, for each race. The last duck to cross the finish line in each will also get special recognition.
Purchase and pick up your duck at the American Tobacco Campus Management office or at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle office. Or purchase online.
