Get ready for a wet and wacky fun-filled day this Fourth of July at Kings’ Shops Waikoloa Beach Resort. The 21st annual Rubber Duckie Race, with 100 percent of the duck sales benefiting the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii and the Food Basket, is set for July 4.
Get ready for a wet and wacky fun-filled day this Fourth of July at Kings’ Shops Waikoloa Beach Resort. The 21st annual Rubber Duckie Race, with 100 percent of the duck sales benefiting the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawaii and the Food Basket, is set for July 4.
“Last year over $30,000 was raised and this year we hope to raise even more with the public’s help,” said Steven Schwartz, general manager of Kings’ Shops.
This year, adopted ducks will be tagged with a waterproof ticket and adoption number with the name of the adoptee. They will be placed in a giant starting cage which is suspended over the Kings’ Lake. At exactly 3 p.m. they will be released.
The first 50 duckies to cross the finish line will win over $24,000 in prizes. Between now and July 4, adoption certificates are available at Adoption Headquarters, the Kings’ Shops Management Office and at the Queens’ MarketPlace Management Office.
Mail-in order forms are available at Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union locations and the Waikoloa Village Market and online purchases can be made at www.kingsshops.com.
The event will be from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. including live entertainment on Center Stage, watermelon eating contest, food booths and the famous duck waddling and duck calling contests with great prizes.
Kings’ Shops is located at 250 Waikoloa Beach Drive in the Waikoloa Beach Resort. For more information call the Adoption Headquarters, Kings’ Shops Management Office at 886-8811 or visit www.kingsshops.com.
On race day look for the United Cerebral Palsy Association duck booth, where adoptions will be available before race time. Adopt a duck with a donation of $5 or a “quack pack” of four adoption certificates and a duckie T-shirt for a $25 donation. In addition to the race, the first 500 people who arrive at the event at 9:30 a.m. will receive goodie bags filled with gifts, promotions and discounts from Kings’ Shops merchants and a commemorative rubber duckie in honor of the event.