Castle Rock Rotary - DUCKY DERBY

The Ducky Derby is the largest annual fundraiser sponsored by the Castle Rock Rotary Clubs which include the Rotary Club of Castle Rock (morning), the High Noon Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Castle Pines.

These clubs are part of Rotary International, a world wide humanitarian organization with over 1.2 million members.

The Rotary motto is: "Service above Self".

For more about Rotary, go to "About Rotary" in this website by selecting that name in the list to the left.

Donations to the Ducky Derby support many local charities and have made a huge difference in the lives of many people.

The Derby Race

Here is how the Derby Race works:

After you make a donation, which earns you a numbered ticket, we enter a "rubber ducky" into the Derby Race with the number on your ticket affixed to one of our highly trained duckys. Only those duckys that have a ticket sponsor will be allowed to race in the Derby. Multiple tickets may be purchased.

One ticket - one ducky

On the day of the race, June 9, we release all the duckys at the same time into the water at the starting point on Plum Creek. Then all these duckys RACE like crazy for the finish line.

If a duck with your ticket number is first across the finish line .... you Win $2000!

The second place finish wins $750 and third place wins $250

More exciting, if your ducky is the first place finisher and has the "million dollar ticket number".... you Win $1,000,000!

Yes, that is one million dollars. The million dollar ticket number is selected in a random drawing from all the purchased ticket numbers before the race.

Check out the "Prize Information" page by selecting from the menu to the left .

Ducky Derby History

At the first Castle Rock Ducky Derby in 1997, only 500 rubber ducks raced down East Plum Creek to a finish line, where the first several ducks earned there sponsors a few prizes. Each year since that modest beginning, the Ducky Derby has grown to the point that it now is a recognized and highly anticipated annual event for Castle Rock and the surrounding community.

The 2011 event was attended by 3,000 to 4,000 people from all over the area including visitors from out of state. Over 8,000 of our highly trained duckys raced in the Derby.

The only cash award in 2011 was $3000 which was awarded only for the winning ducky. In addition there were 375 other non-cash prizes awarded to lucky winners, based on how their duckys performed in the race. No one has won the $1,000,000 so far.

Most important of all, over $40,000 net proceeds were raised in 2011 and awarded to local, regional and international Rotary charities.