The Rotary Club of Comox recently held it’s 30th Annual Ducky 500 race fundraiser. Done annually in conjunction with the Comox Valley Canada Day celebrations, the Ducky 500 has been a very successful campaign for the club, raising 60K+ annually.

Ducky 500 tickets are $10 each, and each ticket coincides with a unique duck. Each year 6500 rubber ducks are re-ringed (given their unique number), floated down the river, and then re-captured by a squad of volunteers. The first 10 ducks to pass the finish line determine the winners. This year prizes ranged in value from $200 to $5000.

 What a privilege to visit the Rotarians in our District, and to see first-hand the outstanding things they are doing for their communities.  In July, Laurie and I visited Area 2 (Campbell River, Campbell River Daybreak, Courtenay, Cumberland Centennial, Comox, Strathcona Sunrise), Area 5 (Chemainus, Duncan Daybreak, Ladysmith, Saltspring Island, South Cowichan) and Area 8 (East Jefferson County, Port Angeles, Port Angeles Nor’ wester, Port Townsend, Port Townsend Sunrise, Sequim and Sequim Sunrise). A special thank you to Assistant Governors Stu Tunheim, Cher Lukefeld and Ned Luce for arranging all of the logistics.