16th annual United Way Rubber Duck Dash this Saturday!

United Way of Western Nebraska Special Events Coordinator Jeana Allen was Monday morning's guest on KNEB's News Extra program.

The 16^th Annual United Way of Western Nebraska Rubber Duck Dash is just over one week away! They have some important events scheduled that may interest you. Below is the schedule for the upcoming events that you are welcome to attend.

Wednesday, September 11^th, 2:00 p.m. – Test Float: They will check the water level and time it takes for a few ducks to race the course.

Thursday, September 12^th, 5:00-7:00 p.m. – Quackers & Cheese: They will celebrate the Rubber Duck Dash at our pre-race party (Business After Hours), Quackers & Cheese, at TEAM Chevrolet. They will be displaying the Sponsor Decorated Ducks, selling ducks (if there are any still available) and will have drawings for prizes.

Friday, September 13^th, at 2:00 p.m.-. They will load all of the ducks into the dump truck on the in the parking lot of ALF’S on South Broadway in Scottsbluff (across from Safeway).

Saturday, September 14^th – Dash Day and United Way Community Campaign Kickoff at the Pavilion at the Trails West YMCA Camp behind the Riverside Zoo: Festivities will begin at 9:00 a.m.- there will be games, food and fun for the entire family. LOTS of free games for kids and meet the United Way agencies. Ducks will be available for sale until 10:15 a.m. The Official Rubber Duck Dash will be at 10:30 a.m. It should take approximately 10-15 minutes for the ducks to swim to the finish line. They will announce the winners following the race. Immediately following the announcement of the duck dash winners, the United Way Campaign Raffle winners will be announced.

Please call the United Way Office at 635-2522, call Jeana Allen directly at 641-1685 or email her at jallen@nebmail.com if you have any questions or if you need any additional information.