N E W S   R E L E A S E	August 27 , 2008
Contact:          Vicki Marking	vmarking@meadowbrookhealth.com

Ninth Annual Plattsburgh Roducky Derby Set For Saturday, Sept. 13

PLATTSBURGH, NY __ Adopt your Roducky and get in on the “roduck”ulous fun during the Plattsburgh Rotary Club’s ninth annual Roducky Derby on Saturday, Sept. 13 in Plattsburgh.

The Roducky Derby will start around 4 p.m. immediately following the Beat Retreat on Sept. 13 in front of Macdonough Monument during the Battle of Plattsburgh festivities.

Hundreds of little yellow rubber floating roduckies will cascade down the manmade river along the sidewalk leading to the Saranac River vying for top roducky and an assortment of prizes. This year’s grand prize, four tickets to the “Conan O’Brien Show” with transportation and lodging, is being provided by NewsChannel 5 (WPTZ).

Robert Grugle, Roducky Derby chairperson, said the members of the Plattsburgh Rotary Club work hard to make the Roducky Derby an exciting event because proceeds from the derby benefit many charitable organizations in the local community.

“Many members of the Rotary Club take time out of their busy schedules to help raise funds through this event to continue the work many non-profit organizations do each and every day in the North Country,” said Grugle. “We also enjoy the excitement among the kids – young and old – as they watch their adopted roduckies rush down the river to the very end.”

In addition to the “Conan O’Brien” Show trip, other race prizes include:

• One (1) night lodging for two at Mirror Lake Inn – Mirror Lake Inn
• Four (4) non-holiday adult life passes for the 2008-09 Winter Season at Whiteface Mountain – ORDA
• Orange Sapphire Pendant – Kneucraft Fine Jewelry
• 6 mid-week Greens Fee passes – Bluff Point Resort
• Serengeti Sunglasses – First View Eye Care
• Gift cards from Best Western & the Ground Round Grill and Bar – Nine Platt Hospitality Corp
• Gift Membership – AAA Northway
• Two, $100 each, certificates for US savings bonds – Champlain National Bank
• Two Gift Baskets – Meadowbrook Healthcare
• Ladies Shoulder Bag – Country Expressions
• 3-month Gift Membership – Plattsburgh YMCA

Individual Roduckies can be adopted for a $5 donation, five for $20, 14 for $50, 30 for $100 and 75 for $250. Click here for a printable Individual Roducky Derby Entry Form.

Businesses can also get in on the fun, by adopting roduckies at $25 each. While businesses are not eligible for individual prizes, the winning will have its name engraved and displayed for one year on the Roducky Cup. Corporate Roducky Derby Entry Forms are available on-line as well.

Roducky Entry Forms are available on line by clicking on the following links:

• Corporate Roducky Derby Entry Form

Entry forms are also available at the following Roducky outlets:

• Press Republican
• Northern Insuring
• Champlain Center North Service Office
• Champlain National Bank Office
• Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce
• TD BankNorth branches
• Don Moore, CPA
• Charter Communications
• Meadowbrook Healthcare

More information and registration forms are also available at www.plattsburghrotary.org or by contacting the Plattsburgh Rotary Club office at 518 563-7040 or Grugle at 518 563-4263.  Completed registration forms must be returned to the Plattsburgh Rotary Club, PO Box 86, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 by mail or at Duck Central, downtown Plattsburgh prior to the start of the race on race day.

It is going to be an “egg”citing time. “Waddle” you think?