Cincinnati, Ohio Aug 29, 2019 (Issuewire.com) - For event Sunday, September 1, 2019
Largest Rubber Duck Regatta in the United States celebrates its 25th Anniversary Labor Day Weekend
WHAT: The largest Rubber Duck Regatta in the United States celebrates its 25th Anniversary. As many as 200,000 rubber ducks will swim on the Ohio River during the event benefiting the Freestore Foodbank.
WHEN: EVENT: 3:00 pm Sunday, September 1, 2019 (Duck Drop)
PRIOR TO THE EVENT: Media are invited to the Freestore Foodbank Distribution Center (1250 Tennessee Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45202) on Friday, August 30th from 8-10 am to see rubber duck volunteers getting the ducks ready.
WHERE: Cincinnati, Ohio. Location of the drop is off the Purple People Bridge prior to the Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks on the Ohio River
INFO: First run in 1995, the Freestore Foodbank Rubber Duck Regatta celebrates its 25th Anniversary on Sunday, September 1st. Last year’s Rubber Duck Regatta netted more than $1 million, the equivalent of 3 million meals for hungry children in the Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky & Southeast Indiana. Since its inception in 1995, the fundraiser has allowed the Freestore Foodbank to distribute more than 36 million meals. Every duck sold goes straight to helping feed children who do not know where they will get their next meal – which is over 80,000 children in the tristate area. The Rubber Duck Regatta is presented by Proctor & Gamble (Dawn product) , as well as other sponsors KEMBA Credit Union, Advantage Solutions, Acosta Sales & Marketing, Honda, Western & Southern, & 7UP.
The Rubber Duck Regatta helps kick-off Hunger Action Month when the Feeding America food banks unite to urge individuals to take action in their communities throughout September to help fight hunger in America.
About Freestore Foodbank - Freestore Foodbank is one of the 200 food bank members of Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization. Freestore Foodbank’s mission is to improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community, and our vision is to create a hunger-free, healthy, and thriving community. Last year, the Freestore Foodbank provided over 33.8 million meals with 511 community partners, trained over 200 in the COOKS and LIFT the Tristate job training programs, and served 17,000 households in stabilization services in a 20-county service area of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. For more information, please visit www.freestorefoodbank.org.
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Media Contact
Freestore Foodbank trayner@freestorefoodbank.org 8592292977 1141 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45202 http://freestorefoodbank.org
