The Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra is partnering with Learn to Read of St. Johns County to present the 7th Annual Rubber Ducky Regatta. The event will take place at noon May 16.
For the first time in race history, the duckies will be dropped from the north side of the Palm Valley/Ponte Vedra (County Road 210) bridge. The ducks will waddle to the finish line opposite the Palm Valley Outdoors Bar & Grill, 377 S. Roscoe Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach – headquarters for the event.
Prizes for top finishers include multiple $100 gift cards and four one-way tickets from Southwest Airlines to anywhere in the United States, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
The event raises money by encouraging people to “adopt” a duck or group of ducks in the race. Adoption fees range from $5 for one ducky up to $100 for the “Quacks Galore” package of 25 duckies.
Ducks can be adopted by going to https://learntoreadstjohns.org/product/rubber-ducky-regatta-adoption/.
All proceeds from the event benefit Learn to Read of St. Johns County and the Rotary Club of Ponte Vedra.
Learn to Read of St. Johns County is a volunteer-based 501(c)(3) organization that teaches more than 200 students a year to read, improve math skills and prepare for the GED. It also provides English for speakers of other languages, adult conversation classes and U.S. citizenship exam preparation.
