WHAT: A geocaching event to Celebrate rubber duckie day 2017.
WHEN:Friday January 13th from 6:00PM - 8:00PM (Duck races start promptly at 7:00PM)
WHERE:Happy Pizza (coordinates are just outside in parking)
We will be meeting in the back room.
What to expect:
1) Great times with fellow geocachers.
2) Trackable table. Leave a trackable or take a trackable.
3) Great food. Rubber duckie facts / trivia.
4) Duck races. You can either bring your own trained rubber duckie, or use one you recruit the day of the event.
National Rubber Duckie Day
National Rubber DuckieDay is celebrated every year on January 13th. Rubber Ducks first emerged sometime in the late 1800's with the development of rubber. Many rubber toys were created at that time but the Rubber Duck has stood the test of time. Most Rubber Ducks today are made from vinyl plastic, a rubber-like substance. You can still buy a natural Rubber Duck bath toy made from rubber harvested from a rubber tree. It supposedly looks very similar to the original Rubber Ducks.
Rubber Duckie's Birthday
The Rubber Duck's popularity received a major boost in 1970 when Jim Henson introduced the Rubber Duckie song on Sesame Street. Ernie, who of course is a well-known Muppet character, had a favorite toy Rubber Duck which he frequently carried around on the show. In one segment, Ernie has just hopped into the tub for bath time when he begins to regale us with a "bubbly" tune about his beloved toy, the Rubber Duckie. We celebrate Rubber Duckie Day in honor of Ernie's squeaky little friend whose birthday is January 13. (It's interesting to note that the Rubber Duckie song hit Billboard's chart the year it was introduced. It didn't hit #1 but made an impressive showing at #16.)