Duck Race makes a splash
The sun was shining on Saturday, April 18 as Southwest Regional Medical Center hosted its eighth annual Duck Race in support of the American Cancer Society’s Greene County Relay for Life.
In addition to the race, the event offered games, food, prizes and an egg hunt.
Over 600 small rubber ducks were taken high atop the cherry picker of a Waynesburg Volunteer Fire Department fire truck and dumped into a target. The duck landing first in the bulls-eye cup won first place. Winners of the event were as follows: First place, Brenda Green; second place, Joshua Craig; third place, Cindy Tennant; and last place, Lilly McCartey.
The event also offered a ‘pluck a duck’ 50/50. Half of the take was $60 and the winner was Tony Ruscitti.
The local school districts were also invited to decorate a spirit duck. Attendees were able to place $1 “votes” into their favorite duck. The winners were as follows: first place, Central Greene; second place, Jefferson-Morgan; third place, Carmichaels; and fourth place, Mapletown.
Lastly, many hospital departments and local businesses donated baskets for the raffle. The winners were as follows: Rain Day Basket, Margaret Kiger; First National Bank Golf Basket, Kameron Smith; Bowlby Library Basket, Dave Russo; Domestic Violence Services Game Night Basket, Dave Russo; Case Management’s Decorative Bench, Dee Malesky; Diagnostic Imaging’s Day at the Zoo, Kevin Sims; Greene County Love, Jeanne Katruska; Pharmacy’s Lotto Basket, Nancy Vollmer; Fourth Floor Green Thumb Basket, Beverly Cox; Wound Care’s Cinderella Basket, Miriam Wentzel; Laboratory’s Relax in the Sun Basket, Cassie Thompson; Surgical Services S’mores Fire Pit, Lauren Veres; Emergency Department’s Lets Go Bucs, Laura Walker; Patient Accounting’s Day in the Sand, Mary Lou Rudolph; Health Information Management Lotto Wreath, Joann Todd; Behavioral Health’s Fun in the Sun, Teresa Simms; Material Management’s Boys Razor Scooter, Margaret Kiger; Material Management’s Girls Razor Scooter, Doris Dunn; Wound Care Star Wars Basket, Brandy Toland; Cardiology/Respiratory Cheers to the Heart, Ruth Enci; Facilities and Environmental Services’ Girl Fun in the Sun, Margaret Kiger; and Facilities and Environmental Services Little Girl Princess Bike, Kelly Baer.
A special thank you to our sponsors: American Legion, Wind Ridge Log Siding, Greene County Tourism, State Representative Pam Snyder, Deer Creek Chiropractic, CONSOL Energy, Rotary Club of Waynesburg, Waynesburg Lions Club, First Federal Savings and Loan of Greene, Golden Living, Amedysis, AVI, Direct Results and Perfect Arrangement, Domestic Violence Services, First National Bank, Special Events Commission, Waynesburg Volunteer Fire Dept., Waynesburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greene County Messenger.
Overall, the event raised over $7,000 to benefit the Relay for Life, which will kick off on May 2 at the Raider Field of Pride.
Thank you to all who made this event such a success!