Mark your 2022 calendar for the 24th Annual Great Brevard Duck Race at Lee Wenner Park in Cocoa, Saturday, April 2nd at 3:30 p.m. It’s going to be SPLASH-tacular free family fun event! Thousands of yellow rubber duckies will tumble, splash, and bob their way down the Indian River. Amazing prizes will be given to the lucky duck winners, including the Grand Prize, a 2 year lease on a new car, courtesy of Space Coast Honda!

 

Come early for the Central Florida Car Show in Historic Cocoa Village

starting at 11:30 a.m.



The Great Brevard Duck Race is a fun event that brings the community together in support of helping change lives and giving hope to youth that receive services at Crosswinds Youth Services. We are so grateful for our community’s ongoing partnership. Your generous support will help us continue to work diligently to provide essential services for children, youth and families in crisis.

 

Click here to watch how your support is changing and saving lives.

Unique Marketing and Sponsorship Opportunities

Please consider joining our Flock as a Corporate Sponsor. This highly recognized event reaches thousands of people throughout the Central Florida area. Our major media sponsors are WFTV 9 Family Connection, Lite Rock 99.3, and Space Coast Daily.

 

Target Audience: Rubber Duck Aficionados of all ages.

 

As a Corporate Sponsor, your company will receive widespread visibility and publicity during a 6 week campaign which includes recognition on custom designed t-shirt, marketing materials, social media, special recognition at the event and more. Sponsorships start at $500. Please help us make this a SPLASHtacular fundraising event by becoming a sponsor and helping us reach our goal of $150K.

 

All proceeds from the event helps to provide shelter, food, emergency services, counseling and other support to our community’s most vulnerable children and youth.

 

For information about becoming a corporate sponsor, please email mistycampbell@crosswindsyouthservices.org. The Sponsorship commitment deadline is December 3, 2021, to be included in marketing materials.

A Very Big Thank You to these Generous Duck Sponsors so far…

Yellow Friday is Coming…

You can adopt your lucky ducks early, get EXTRA FREE Ducks in the race, and have more chances to win QUACK-tacular Prizes! Such as the Stylish and Sporty 2022 Honda Civic, Free 2 year lease, courtesy of Space Coast Honda, or a house cleaning service for one month (4 cleanings), courtesy of Nelson’s Professional Cleaning Services, or a 65 inch Smart TV, just to name a few.


Early Duck Adoptions starts on November 26, 2021 and ends January 2nd, 2022. Adopt your ducks online at www.greatbrevardduckrace.com.

Help us change a young person’s life and have fun while doing so – here’s how:

 

  • Join in the fun and help us tag rubber ducks for race day - March 12, 2022 (space will be limited and is planned to be an outdoor opportunity).

 

  • Help us set-up/breakdown race day April 2nd (outdoor opportunity).

 

  • Help us get ducks adopted

         Start a duck team – it simple, fun and easy! 

         If you already have a duck team – start getting ducks adopted early online

         starting November 26, 2021.

                                                                             

Top Duck Teams will be recognized with a duck-tacular trophy and bragging rights!

To sign up for volunteering opportunities email mistycampbell@croswindsyouthservices.org

Kudos to this year’s Top Duck Teams!

Teams L to R: Community Credit Union, Brevard County Tax Collector (Quack Collector),

Transitions (Youth, Staff and Volunteers from Crosswinds)

Click here to get the latest on the Duck Race and more!