Duck Race and Pluck to Make a Splash in Dawes Park on August 27

Due to weather conditions on Saturday, August 13 that only a duck could love (rain and hail), the 2011 Duck Race and Pluck has been rescheduled to take place from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27!

The Evanston Environmental Association will host its annual fundraiser, the Duck Race and Pluck, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 27 at the lagoon in Dawes Park. Funds raised from the event go towards the care of the animals who reside at the Evanston Ecology Center. Center staff will bring some of these "critters" to the event.

The program will start with arts and crafts and the meet-and-greet with the Ecology Center critters. Then, yellow rubber ducks will “race” around the lagoon as they travel on waves created by volunteers with paddles. Participants may sponsor one duck for $10 or a “Quack Pack” of three for $25. The "fastest" ducks, as well as some plucked from the brace (group), will win prizes for their sponsors. Ducks can go home with their sponsors after the race. Dawes Park is located at Sheridan Rd. at Church St., Evanston. For more info. or to reserve your duck(s), please call the City of Evanston's Ecology Center at 847/448-8256.