Rubber Duckie Derby Will Benefit Special Olympics

CHICAGO, IL -- Rubber duckies will fill Mt. Greenwood Park this weekend for the eighth annual "Rubber Duckie Derby" that will benefit Special Olympics Chicago. The event, sponsored by Advanced Eye Care Professionals, will go from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1. Special Olympic Gold Medal-winning speed skater and Mt. Greenwood native Tommy Shimoda will donate food available for purchase at the outing.

Attendees are invited to adopt a rubber ducky and enter it into a race for a $5 donation, of which will help benefit the 7,500 athletes of the Special Olympics Chicago program.

The duckies will be available at the event before 11:30 a.m. and before Friday, Sept. 29 at the Advanced Eyecare Professionals Office at 10320 S. Cicero in Oak Lawn. You can also buy them online here.

The race will begin at noon. The top two duckie racers will advance to the final round, with the winning duck’s family awarded an XBOX ONE.

Other activities for the day will include a unified bean bag competition, face painters, jump houses and a petting zoo. The Knights of Columbus will grill the hot dogs and hamburgers donated by Shimoda for purchase. Proceeds from food sales will also go back to support Special Olympics Chicago.

But the main attraction will be the rubber duckies. Let Ernie from Sesame Street show you how much fun they are.

Photo by Advanced Eyecare Professionals, used with permission