Mandurah Rotary Duck Race 2014

The  three  Mandurah Rotary clubs, RC of Mandurah, RC of Mandurah Districts and RC of Mandurah City,  again join forces  to  stage  the  fifth  Mandurah  Rotary Duck  Race  on  Easter  Saturday, 19 April 2014,  in  conjunction  with  Rotary  family fun day and fair,  including  stalls, entertainment and activities for families young and old.  Lots of rides for kids, performances, petting zoo, stalls.    Come and have fun and watch the ducks race (About 3:00 pm) .  


Come on down to Mandurah on the train (just 48 mins from Perth) or by car on Easter Saturday and have a great day at the Family Fun day from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The event is in central Mandurah on the Eastern Foreshore - see map.  There is a bus from the station.

Objectives include - to provide a family fun day at Easter to benefit the Mandurah community and visitors; give Rotary some positive public exposure; and to raise funds for the Homeless Youth in Peel Region and Rotary community and International projects.  

The Duck Race -  The tickets for the small yellow  ducks  are available  to  the  public  at  $5  each as a raffle for wonderful prizes, including a car from Dion Bloomfield's Mandurah Hyundai
 
The $4000 Diamond and Setting is generously donated by major sponsor Andrew Ralphs Jewellers.

A Sponsor is The Good Guys   at Cnr Pinjarra Rd and Lakes Rd MANDURAH.  They have donated the large screen TV for the duck race and other prizes. Thank you to Paul Turnor, Manager of the Good Guys discount store in Mandurah.
See website:  www.thegoodguys.com.au/mandurah  

Duck Race tickets are still available online from the duck race website - www.mandurahrotaryduckrace.info  

 

This year there is a Corporate Duck race as well with larger ducks participating on the same course for a different set of Prizes.  Tickets for Corporate ducks cost $50 each and are also available online from the duck race website.  

The Corporate Ducks Competing on the day, will receive advertising by having their Duck called during the race & inclusion of their company name in our advertising.  
We will also have race boards with their business cards displayed  for collection on the day.
The Main Beneficiary for 2014 is Peel region Ho,meless Youth as well as Rotary Community and International projects. 

Projects of the three participating Rotary Clubs, RC Mandurah, RC Mandurah City and RC Mandurah Districts, including:
Rotary Foundation
Australian Rotary Health - www.australianrotaryhealth.org.au
Handicamp
Literacy Support Group
NYSF - National Youth Science Forum
RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
RYPEN - Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment
Youth Exchange
Polio Plus  - www.rotaryaustralia.org.au/polioplus.php
Shelter Box - www.shelterboxaustralia.com.au
Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) -  www.rawcs.org.au 
Passages Drop in Centre for Homeless Youth
Pat Thomas House refuge

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