The 10th annual Elgin Duck Pluck
(http://www.elginducks.com) is right around the corner, Saturday, September 6,
2008 from Noon till 10:30 p.m. at Festival Park in downtown Elgin. This is the
second year that the Duck Pluck has taken this form. Previously, the event was
a duck race where thousands of ducks were let loose in the Fox River. The Elgin
Duck Pluck now involves dumping thousands of plastic ducks in the new Festival
Park fountain. Instead of waiting for the ducks to float to the finish line,
local children now rush in and pluck individual ducks to determine the winners.
Duck Pluck / Duckapalooza Festival Details:
TIME: Noon-10:30 p.m.
DATE: September, 6, 2008
LOCATION: Festival Park, 132 South Grove Ave, Elgin, IL
60120
ADMISSION: Free
This year's festival will include a variety of free family
and children's activities, including: a Guitar Hero Tournament, a pitching
booth, drug prevention trailer, karate exhibition, cheerleading demonstration,
body art / face painting, and a hole-in-one putting contest with a chance to
win an iPod.
New this year will be a sale featuring autographed
memorabilia donated to the Boys & Girls Club by a variety of artists,
including: a guitar signed by Blues Traveler, an Arlo Guthrie signed Greatest
Hits Album, and a Davy Jones signed "The Monkees" album. Additional items are
listed on the event website.
Bands scheduled to perform include: Drop, Bagshot Row, The
Lennys, Kashmir, Blue Truth, and Nick Moss and the Flip Tops. In addition there
will be a Battle of The Bands featuring the three winners of local qualifying
events in Elgin and the surrounding area.
The Elgin Duck Pluck is an annual fundraiser event to help
support the Elgin Boys and Girls Club. Since 1998, the event has raised more
than $500,000. Recently the Boys & Girls Club opened their new Education
& Enrichment Center in Elgin featuring a full computer lab, teen center,
and a gymnasium. Businesses and Individuals wishing to help support the effort
are invited to adopt ducks online at http://www.elginducks.com,
in person at the Boys and Girls Club 350 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60121, or at
one of the dozens of other locations around Elgin.
A single duck can be adopted for $5, $25 for a Quack Pack of
5 duck adoptions, plus a shirt and other prizes donated by sponsors. For $100,
a person can adopt a Flock of Ducks and receive all the items in the Quack
Pack, plus they are entered for a chance to nominate a child (under 18) to be
an official Duck Plucker on the day of the event.
Prizes this year include a chance to win 1-million dollars,
a 2008 Chevy Aveo from Biggers Chevrolet, a $1,000 shopping spree from
Jewel-Osco, and other prizes from Elgin-area businesses.
More information about the festival is available online at: http://www.elginducks.com, including a
full list of prizes, schedules, sponsors, activities, and bands that will be
performing at the Duckapalooza Music Festival.
For media and sponsorship information about the Elgin Duck
Pluck, please contact: Alan Brostoff, Development Director for the Boys &
Girls Club of Elgin at 847-608-5017, or email:
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The Boys & Girls Club of
Elgin, established in 1993, is a private, non-profit agency. The Club serves
any young person ages five to 18 through after-school and summer programs,
including alternative drug, alcohol, and gang prevention programs for the
area's at-risk youth. Over 100 different programs are provided in five core
program areas: Character & Leadership Development, Health & Life
Skills, The Arts, Education & Career Development, and Sports, Fitness &
Recreation. The Club operates these programs out of three local sites: NEW
Education & Enrichment Center, Ellis Middle School and Larsen Middle
School.
To learn more about how you can
help the Boys & Girls Club of Elgin, please call: 847-608-5017 or email:
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, or
visit the Club online at: www.boysandgirlsclubofelgin.org
