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Sponsor a Duck for the Rotary Duck Race

Buffalo Grove Days is bringing back the Rotary Duck Race, presented by the Rotary Club of Buffalo Grove. Join in and perhaps your duck will cross the finish line first! This year there are $2500 in prizes and 53 prize winners. You do not need to be present to win. The race is on Labor Day. You can sponsor your ducks at www.bgrotary.org. The contribution to Rotary goes beyond ducks being in the race; it provides the ever important funds Rotary needs to provide aid to causes locally and beyond.

Rotary is the world’s first and largest service organization whose members form a global network of business, professional, and community leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world. Rotary is not a business networking organization. Rotarians focus on 'Service above Self' as a commitment toward bettering the world around them. Strong fellowship among Rotarians and meaningful humanitarian service projects characterize Rotary worldwide. Rotary International is working to eradicate polio, end poverty, and promote world peace and cultural understanding.

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Buffalo Grove Rotary supports many local charities and community initiatives including hunger relief, safety programs, Special Olympics, park improvements, school programs, and student exchanges. Beyond their local efforts, its members have traveled to global service projects that include providing fresh water in Africa, immunization efforts to eradicate polio in India and development projects for schools in the Guatemalan jungle.

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