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REOSTONE Quarry Floats Some Lucky Ducks for Boys & Girls Clubs

Thousands and thousands of little yellow rubber ducks raced down the Cumberland river, while the crowd watched in anticipation to see which lucky ducks would win the prizes. The ducks were placed into the river by our very own loader operator, Jody Gwaltney, REOSTONE Quarry. The lowboy operator was McCord Heavy & Light Special Hauling. Other Rogers Group employees on-hand were Rick Turner, Tom House, Carter Sain, Roger Allen, Deborah Crowder. Suppliers Roy Williamson, Industrial Machine, and Roger Jackson, Power Equipment, were on hand to help out.

"Penny Armstrong, Boys and Girls Club, called the Rutherford Quarry to see if we could help out with their Great Nashville Duck Race," said Carter Sain, Sales.

Roger Allen, Superintendent of REOSTONE Quarry, completed the bucket modification and arranged all the necessary details to be able to move the equipment onto the bridge.

Ducks were numbered, and "adopted owners" held tickets indicating their duck number. Each adopted duck had an equal chance to claim one of the many fantastic prizes that included an ATV, a mink coat, $1000 worth of gas, roundtrip airline tickets, a set of tires, $500 cash, a hot air balloon ride and many others.

The goal was to raise $40,000 for the Boys and Girls Club from people who "adopted" a duck. About $18,000 in prizes were offered in the race. The event also had music, entertainment, a children's play area and fun for the whole family.

The Great Nashville Duck Race benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee, which serves over 4,000 children in Davidson and Williamson counties.

Don Williamson, CEO, currently serves on the Boys & Girls Club board.
READ THE TENNESSEAN ARTICLE ON THE GREAT DUCK RACE

Jody Gwatlney, Loader Operator, with all the adopted ducks in his bucket.

Roger Allen, Superintendent, made a steel modification to the bucket.

LeAnn with the Boys and Girls Club in the cab with Jody preparing to let the ducks loose.

Jody dumps the ducks out.

To begin the Great Nashville Duck Race, the little floaters were dumped into the Cumberland River from the Gateway Bridge. The goal was to raise $40,000 for the Boys and Girls Club from people who "adopted" a duck. About $18,000 in prizes were offered in the race.

The adopted ducks were turned loose into the Cumberland River.

Roger Allen, Superintendent, with Roy Williamson, Industrial Machine, and Roger Jackson, Power Equipment

Carter Sain, Sales, did a little traffic control on the bridge.

The ducks move down the river toward big prizes.

The competitors relax in their corral after floating down the Cumberland River in the Great Nashville Duck Race. The event, benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Middle Tennessee, returned to Nashville after a 10-year break.