Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic we have had to postpone our event. New date is confirmed: August 15, 2020 @ Gyro Park in Penticton. All tickets sold with the May 2nd date will be eligible to win!
If for some reason we are not able to hold a public event on August 15th due to ongoing physical distancing requirements, we will hold a live-streamed draw rather than a duck drop.
Thank you to all those who bought tickets for the 2019 Kin Duck Drop. Almost $14,000 was raised and donated to local youth groups and the Penticton Regional Hospital as a result of your generousity.
1st Prize – ticket #1279, winner Chantel Wiese, sold by Penticton Air Cadets
2nd Prize – ticket #1625, winner Val Polukoshko, sold by Summerland Air Cadets
3rd Prize – ticket #1721, winner Kendal McKelvie, sold by Summerland Air Cadets
1st Prize – Rob Cocar, sold by Kelowna U16B Fastball
2nd Prize – Rod Elder, sold by Kelowna U19B Fastball
3rd Prize – Rae Hussell, sold by Summerland U10 Softball
Over $17,000 was raised, benefitting local youth groups and the Pediatric Ward of the Penticton Regional Hospital. Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket or attended the drop. And a huge shout out to WestJet and MacVicar Signs!
The Ducks will be flying on May 5th at Gyro Park in Penticton! Make sure you get your ticket soon – still only $5, with proceeds benefiting local youth groups.
GRAND PRIZE! WestJet Package. Round -Trip airfare for 2 anywhere WestJet flies, plus $500 travel cash
2nd Prize – $1000
3rd Prize – $500
This year we are changing the look of our Rubber Duck event. Instead of a race down the Penticton Channel, we will be having a ‘DROP’ at Gyro Park in Penticton.
Join us at the Barking Parrot on Nov 2nd for a night of comedy benefitting Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Headliner Tim Nutt will follow opener Mike McGuire for a night of irreverent stand up.
Tickets only $20 – available October 5th
Recent storms and increased spring run-off made the current condition of the Penticton Channel unsafe for ‘Duck Retrieval’. We could not take the chance of any of our volunteers or members being injured or swept-away, so we chose not to do the duck drop. Instead we entered all the sold duck numbers in a bucket and had an ‘old-fashioned’ raffle!
Congratulations to our winners and thank you again to Gateway Casinos and Entertainment (Cascades Casino Penticton), the Penticton Indian Band, all the youth groups who participated in selling tickets and everyone who bought a ticket.
Over $11,000 was donated back into our local communities from this event.
Over 35 not-for-profit groups are going to be showcased at the Community Expo on Saturday. Check out our featured exhibitors. Come on Saturday to meet them and the other awesome groups that are going to be there!
The ducks dropped today in Penticton’s Gyro Park. Around 150 people were on hand to watch the ducks drop from the MacVicar Signs bucket truck. This year was a new format for the event, and we definitely learned alot to make next year’s drop even better.