Can you help find Fireman Duck in Time?

United Executive Director Suzanne Nardi is putting out a desperate plea to the public to help her in locating the other rubber ducky racers before race day. The popular fundraising event draws ducky fans from near and far to Mariner’s Landing water park one day each year to watch thousands of ducks race around the lazy river. They compete for hundreds of prizes for their sponsors, and the money raised by the event supports United Way’s community programs throughout the year. Read more…

Thanks to a tip from Julie Merson, one of five missing United Way rubber duckies has been found.

The disappearance of the celebrity ducks during the Beach Blast soccer tournament in Wildwood was a blow to the United Way of Cape May County, which is planning its annual Rubber Ducky Regatta on Aug. 10.
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Lightning never strikes twice, and no one could have predicted that for the second year in a row, grave trouble would befall the United Way of Cape May County as they prepare for the annual Rubber Ducky Regatta. Against the odds, five duckies have again flown the coop. Read more…

United Way of Cape May County is again gearing up for the Rubber Ducky Regatta, the annual fundraiser and community event, where a flock of rubber duckies race around Morey’s Endless River to win hundreds of prizes for their sponsors.

The race takes place on Aug. 10, but until then, the United Way needs a clean and convenient place to store and organize the ducks, and Molly and Ed Wisely, of Coastline Heating and Cooling, in Burleigh, came to the rescue by donating storage space. Read more…

A flock of new rubber ducks is getting in shape for the 2008 Rubber Ducky Regatta, so they flew into Wildwood this week for a beachfront practice with the Cape Express Cyclones. The new duckies will be on Wildwood’s beach again at the Beach Blast Soccer Tournament, June 28 – 29, to help the United Way of Cape May County “kick off” the summer season. Read more…

The United Way of Cape May County needs volunteers to count and sort piles of ducks in preparation for this year’s Rubber Ducky Regatta on Aug. 10. If your school group, scout troop, civic club or business would like to lend a hand, call Executive Director Suzanne Nardi at 729-2002. Read more…

See the Rubber Ducky Regatta page for details of this year’s event!

The United Way of Cape May County
14th Annual Rubber Ducky Regatta
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Morey’s Pier – Wildwood, NJ

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