8th Annual Ducky Derby

On Saturday, August 3rd from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00
p.m., The Historic Village at Allaire will be hosting the Eighth Annual
“Ducky Derby”!  This year, there are
three ways to participate in the Ducky Derby! 
This year’s “Ducky Derby” will have
more fun events so the entire family can participate and cheer for their
favorite duck. The Rain Date for this event will be Sunday, August 4th.

For
Corporate Sponsors and adults, there will be five heat races and the winners of
those five races will compete in the final winner’s  race to see which duck will bring home the
grand prize of $500 in gift certificates. 
There will also be a loser’s race, where the losers from each of the
five heats will compete for the biggest loser award.  Ducks are available for adoption by calling
the Allaire Village office at 732-919-3500. 
The cost of a duck is a $100 tax-deductible contribution to Allaire
Village Incorporated.

Allaire
Village Incorporated is a 501C3 non-profit corporation registered in the State
of New Jersey.  All funds from this event
will benefit the educational and interpretive programs at Allaire Village
Incorporated.  All entrants will receive
a certificate of authenticity, a letter stating that they have made a
tax-deductible contribution and after the race their very own duck that raced
in the competition (all ducks are plastic).

For
children, we have the “Ducky Splash”! 
Kids can purchase a duck for $3.00 and race their duck to win prizes –
every child wins a prize and can keep their duck.  For children ages 2 – 5 years, we have the
“Lucky Ducky”!  Children can purchase,
for $3.00, the opportunity to ‘fish’ for a duck.  Each duck has a prize and children can keep
their duck, too!  What a great day of fun
for everyone!

This
will be a day of family fun with FREE face painting, games, and lots of “Ducky
Derby” fun (face painting subject to availability)  The event runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. near
the Mill Pond.  While at the “Ducky
Derby”, visitors are welcome to visit the various historic buildings in the
Village. 

Allaire
Village Incorporated presents this fun-filled family event.  Allaire Village Incorporated is licensed to
operate the 40-acre, Historic Village at Allaire, site of James P. Allaire’s
Howell Iron Works Company in the 1830’s. Allaire Village, Inc. receives no
state funding towards the educational programming presented throughout the
year. These programs are made possible by the support of private donations, membership
fees, fund-raising events, admission fees, and patronage of our General Store
and Bakery.  Allaire Village, Inc.
received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission,
a division of the Department of State. In addition, funding for our Interpreter’s
Program is made possible in part to a generous grant from the Provident Bank
Foundation. Other generous sponsors of Allaire Village include the OceanFirst
Foundation, Woody’s Roadside Tavern of Farmingdale, and 2 Thrifty Pickers of
Farmingdale.

The Historic Village at Allaire is located at 4263
Atlantic Avenue, in Farmingdale, NJ 07727. 
The Historic Village at Allaire is located off Exit 98 of the Garden
State Parkway and off Exit 31-B of Interstate 195, follow the signs to Allaire
State Park. 

For more information, or to ‘adopt’ a
duck, contact the Historic Village at Allaire office during business hours,
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at 732-919-3500 or visit us on our
website at www.allairevillage.org.