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AND THE WINNERS OF THE 2011 GREAT NASHVILLE DUCK RACE ARE...

$10,000 Grand Prize Winner is Stacey Reddick of Franklin, TN!!! Also awarded were the following prizes: 4 Titans tickets, George Dibbs of Nashville, TN; Foursome for golf at the Golf Club of Tennessee, Jack Cahill of Nashville, TN; King Jewelers Cartier Gift, Eddie Hoefler of Nashville, TN; Six Months Gift Certificate at Sports Clips and Dave Ramsey Items, Dan Benningfield of Nashville, TN; Six Months Gift Certificates at Sports Clips also went to Eddie Bacas of Mt. Juliet, TN and Tim Riordin of Chapel Hill, TN. 

Thank you to our many sponsors: Moe's Southwest Grill, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, CAT Financial, Rogers Group, Taco Bell, Vaco, TPI, Hayes Security, Metro Parks, Office of the Mayor, Coast Guard, Metropolitan Police Special Events, 107.5 The River, 98 WSIX, 105.9 The Rock, Fox 17, Crows Nest, King Jewelers, Dave Ramsey, Sports Clips, Golf Club of Tennessee, Friends of Boys & Grils Clubs of Middle TN, Phoenix Club of Nashville, TN State Fair, Old Dominion Trucking Company, and all of our generous supporters who purchased ducks!

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2008 Great Nashville Duck Race

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The 2008 Duck Race took place October 25th at Riverfront Park.  7,500 rubber ducks raced down the Cumberland River for a chance at over $16,000 worth of prizes!  Attendees enjoyed the Nashville Predators' Kids Zone and entertainment by the Nashville 9.  Hosts Brad Schmitt (MusicCityTV.com/ Channel 2 WKRN) and Heather Byrd (All the Rage/Metro Mix) kept the crowd up to speed on race details.

Read the full press release.
 


Rubber ducks are adopted before and on race day up until the race begins.  Duck adoptions are $5.  All proceeds go to Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle TN.


Giant Quacky hanging out by the Hard Rock Café!


7,500 rubber ducks drop into the Cumberland River!


The great race is on in the great city of Nashville!


Ducks approaching finish line with LP Field in the background!


Entertainment by members of the Nashville 9.


Presentation of Grand Prize Custom EZ GO Golf Cart
L to R: Quacky, Event Planner - Laura Wall, BGCMT President - Bobby Lee Smith, KiS Country Club & Golf Academy Owner, Sagmiller Family



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Upcoming Events

October 14 & 15, 2011
Join us at 67 Thompson Lane Boys & Girls Club for our first ever Yard Sale! Help us raise funds for our Clubs  while finding great buys for your home or business. From 9 AM to 3 PM both days, Deborah Webb of Webb Estates has set the stage for you to make the best discovery for items you must have! Find more information at webbestatesales.com or email her at webbappraisals@aol.com Join us for this exciting shopping opportunity!

October 17, 2011:
21st Annual Ingram Cup Golf Challenge Join us for a great game of golf at this exclusive golf course. Contact us at
jennytelwar@me.com for more information.

November 4, 2011:
11th Annual Wine Down Main Street Tickets are on sale now! Go to
www.winedownmainstreet.com 

Previous Events:

September 14, 2011
Nordstrom Opening Gala!--Thank you Norstrom's for supporting our local Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle TN by donating 100% of the ticket price to us and 2 other local charities.

September 19, 2011:
2011 Nashville Duck Race--Thank you to our sponsors and to those who purchased a duck for the race. Prizes have been awarded.

April 16, 2011:
Purity's Moosic City Dairy Dash - 5K/10K run to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee. Thank you Purity and the Race Team Organizers for your very generous donation! 

April 28, 2011: 
Steak & Burger Dinner and Charity Auction to support the Franklin and Fairview Clubs. Thank you Williamson County for supporting us through another successful Steak & Burger Dinner!

April 30, 2011:
2011 Youth of the Year Finalists Dinner/Hutton Hotel. Congratulations to our club members!

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