Schreiber Celebrates 25th Annual Rubber Duckie Race & Festival with All-American Duckie Theme

(LANCASTER, Pa.) – Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center will celebrate its 25th Annual Rubber Duckie Race and Festival with All-American Duckies, on Sunday, July 28th at Lancaster County Central Park.

Purchase a single Duck ($5), Quack Pack (3 for $10), Lucky Duckie (7 for $25), Daffy Dozen (12 for $50) or entire Flock (25 for $100) and become part of the 25,000 rubber duckies that will swim down the Conestoga River in support of thousands of children with special needs receiving treatment at Schreiber Pediatric. Ducks are on sale now at the Center, local Susquehanna Bank branches and online at www.schreiberpediatric.org/ducks. For each purchase, supporters of the event receive a souvenir rubber duckie, dressed as a character from this year’s All-American theme. Souvenir ducks include patriotic duckies, bald eagles, Statue of Liberty duckies, Thanksgiving duckies, armed forces and many more.

Duck supporters and racers are encouraged to then join the family fun on July 28th as the ducks take to the water! The Rubber Duckie Race & Festival includes carnival games, pony rides, inflatables, face painting, crafts, BINGO, food vendors and more! The festival kicks-off at 2 p.m. and the race starts at 5 p.m. with WGAL’s Joe Calhoun and The Breakfast Club’s Bryan Jordan from 101 The Rose emceeing the excitement.

The first duck to cross the finish line will win the grand prize – a $1,000 Visa Gift Card courtesy of Susquehanna Bank PA. Other prizes for the top ten include a Fine Dining Package, a Pampering Package, a Home Improvement Package, a Birthday Party Package, tickets to local attractions like Hersheypark and Rainbow Theatre and much more! Ducks who place eleventh through fifty will each receive an official Rubber Duckie Race T-shirt and Italian ice coupon to Rita’s Italian Ice, Manheim Pike, and the last duck to cross the finish line will receive a jar of molasses!

This year’s event is title sponsored by Coventry HealthAmerica, Donegal Mutual Insurance Group and Susquehanna Bank, with additional sponsorship from Joel’s Painting, Turkey Hill Minit Markets, Lancaster Toyota, WGAL Channel 8, 101 The Rose, WKZF 92.7 and WJTL 90.3. A special thanks to Lancaster County Parks and Recreation for hosting the event at County Park.

All proceeds from the 25th Annual Rubber Duckie Race and Festival benefit the therapies and programs of the Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center. The event’s 2013 fundraising goal is $111,000. Please join us for a quacktacular time!