Duck Race

Our biggest fundraiser of the year is definitely the Fourth of July Duck Race. For the last 26 years our club has released hundreds (if not thousands) of plastic ducks into Mallory Creek, rounding them back up at the Normal St. bridge.

Preparation starts over the winter with our club hard at work cleaning ducks, soliciting prizes, and selling tickets at local events, and it all leads up to the finish line, where the ducks are corralled into a chute and the winning numbers are called out and recorded.

Not only does this race benefit our club’s ability to help our community, but any local youth group who sells tickets keeps 50% of their sales. These groups include the General McLane and Ft. Lebeouf Marching Bands, the GM Key Club, GM Vocal Theater Dept. PennWest Edinboro’s Circle K and the JWPMS Builder’s Club.

In 2026 we sold 1704 tickets and distributed 183 prizes. Tickets were sold by members and our student groups to friends and family but also at booths at Kid’s Day, Boro with the Works, the Lakeside 4th of July event and at the dam itself immediately before the race. We also had tickets available at Brink Ink, Chances Hair Salon, Erin’s Hair Garage, and Rebich Investments.