What's Happening in Cincinnati, OH…

Cincinati’s ever-popular regatta of rubber ducks was held recently, celebrating a quarter of a century.

This year's annual Rubber Duck Regatta was the 25th year for the event, and involved dumping rubber ducks, this time 200,000 of them, into the Ohio River, where they glided through the city and past the Serpentine Wall. Participants were able to buy as many ducks as they liked, with the money going to help children in the area who are food insecure.

Lighting and high winds made conditions difficult this year, so the duck drop took place half an hour early. The owner who bought the duck that came in first will receive a 2019 Honda CRV as the prize, thanks to the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Honda Dealers.

The runner-up rubber ducks' owners received mostly cash prizes from KEMBA Credit Union: there were six $500 winners. In addition, one lucky winner received $5,200—$100 weekly for a year—from Kroger to help pay for their groceries.

The Rubber Duck Regatta was the kick-off event in Hunger Action Month. The effort is to encourage people everywhere to take action every September to help fight hunger. Poster printing can be used to create colorful advertisements for events like this.

The number of rubber duckies afloat this year allowed Cincinnati to set an unofficial record for hosting the nation's biggest rubber duck regatta. The event raised over $1m on behalf of the Freestore Foodbank, which will use the funds to feed over 80,000 hungry children in and around Cincinnati.