Founders' Day Duck Drop
Purchase your duck now through September 13 and be entered to win $250.
To celebrate our history on the farm, we are excited to announce the 2024 Founders' Day Duck Drop! This year, we are selling cow-themed rubber ducks to raise money for Rio students. Each $10 duck purchased online gives you an entry to win, and students with a current RIO ID can buy their ducks for just $5 at the Office of Institutional Advancement, open Monday - Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM, with cash or Venmo accepted.
Join us at 6 pm on September 13 during Family Day sponsored by Ohio Valley Bank, when we drop 1,000 ducks from a helicopter on the Rugby field! The first 100 people to find their duck after it’s dropped can turn their duck in to receive a Rio family t-shirt. Shirts are sponsored by ARCHON alumni, Rio’s Office of Alumni Relations, Robin Fowler State Farm, and Ohio Valley Bank. You do not have to be present to win.
The duck drop will help us raise $10,000 that will help Rio students along their educational journey.
If you wish to purchase a duck on behalf of a friend or family member, please forward your online registration confirmation to alumni@rio.edu, including your first and last name and the first and last name(s) of the recipient(s). This fun activity fosters the spirit of philanthropy at the University of Rio Grande and the surrounding community.