{"id":14639,"date":"2019-07-11T17:09:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T22:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/?p=14639"},"modified":"2019-07-11T17:09:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T22:09:08","slug":"chicago-duck-derby-august-8-benefiting-special-olympics-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/?p=14639","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Duck Derby August 8 benefiting Special Olympics Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14640 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/rnrachicago.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/SOILL_Web_Banner_2018_Willson_and_Hendricks_5.28.19-1024x302.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"201\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the Chicago Ducky Derby?<\/strong>\u00a0It&#8217;s a signature annual fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics Illinois! Thousands of spectators watch over 60,000 yellow rubber ducks splash into the\u00a0Chicago River in downtown Chicago and race down the river towards the finish line. Race Day kicks off at 10 am on Thursday, August 8, 2019, at 401 North Michigan Avenue with entertainment for\u00a0the entire family. Splashdown for the Ducky Derby is at 1 pm at Wabash Ave. Bridge. All proceeds benefit more than 23,000 athletes and over 17,000 Young Athletes across Illinois. *tentative date<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I adopt a duck?<\/strong>\u00a0You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duckrace.com\/chicago\/adopt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adopt a duck<\/a>\u00a0for only $5. Get more chances to win by purchasing a Quack Pack (6 ducks for $25), Flock of Ducks (24 ducks for $100) or Diamond Duck Pack\u00a0(240 ducks for $1,000)!<\/p>\n<p>*Are you adopting a duck on behalf of a friend, co-worker or family member affiliated with a Sales Team? If so, be sure to select the team you want to get credit for your adoption. Click on a team\u00a0member name to give credit to a specific person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What if my duck wins?<\/strong>\u00a0You could be the winner of one of our great prizes including a 2019 Chevy Equinox, $2,500 cash, an All-Inclusive Apple Vacation to Riviera Maya, a Chicago Weekend\u00a0Getaway or NASCAR tickets!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I get involved?<\/strong>\u00a0Sales teams are forming now. Put together a group of friends, colleagues or family members to join the fun. Teams compete for bragging rights and great prizes. To form a\u00a0Sales Team\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duckrace.com\/chicago\/teams\/?p_action=new_team_request\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.\u00a0For more information on starting a team or to volunteer, contact Shelley Chenoweth at\u00a0schenoweth@soill.org\u00a0or 630-519-6059.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Chicago Ducky Derby?\u00a0It&#8217;s a signature annual fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics Illinois! Thousands of spectators watch over 60,000 yellow rubber ducks splash into the\u00a0Chicago River in downtown Chicago and race down the river towards the finish line. Race Day kicks off at 10 am on Thursday, August 8, 2019, at 401 North Michigan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsite.rnrachicago.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}