By John LaConte, Vail Daily
Like the lucky duck who makes it through the gauntlet of dogs and kids to win the race, the Vail Edwards Rotary Club’s has come a long way.
The event started humbly more than 30 years ago and has since become synonymous with Vail Village Labor Day festivities, as Gore Creek runs yellow with more than 8,000 rubber duckies racing towards the finish line at International Bridge.
Itap also the Vail Edwards Rotary Club’s biggest fundraiser, with proceeds helping the club to support local and international service projects, including scholarships for local high school seniors, Rotary Youth Exchange, grants to Eagle County nonprofits, and programs addressing food insecurity, literacy, education and children’s health.
This year, though, with the creek running slower than ever amid unprecedented drought conditions, bath time in Gore Creek wasn’t going to be so much fun. But the Rotary Club didn’t want to stop the Vail tradition, so they reached out to Solaris Plaza owner Peter Knobel, who didn’t hesitate to help the club pivot in a new direction, said Joanna Kerwin, Head Duck for the Vail Edwards Rotary Club.
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