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PUTNAM — A new name! A secret location! The Putnam Business Association’s 2021 Pluck-A-Duck Raffle Event committee is busy selling tickets for the fund-raiser event coming up at noon Aug. 22.
Thousands of rubber ducks will be released at a secret, duck pond location in Putnam and then “plucked” for a chance to win 65-plus prizes, including the top prize of a $500 VISA Gift Card, sponsored by Byrnes Agency. Viewers can cheer on their lucky duck during a live event broadcast on WINY Radio 1350 AM & 97.1 FM and the Putnam Business Association’s Facebook page. The first two viewers responding to WINY Radio or the PBA’s Facebook pages correctly identifying the total number of ducks “dumped” into the pond will win a $75 gift card to a local restaurant, courtesy of Kazantzis Real Estate. And after all prizes have been plucked, the final three waddlers out of the pond will be selected for our “Lame Duck” prizes, sponsored by Linemaster Switch.
The 2021 Pluck-A-Duck is a major fund-raising event which deeply impacts the Putnam Business Association and its 200+ local members. This year, 17 non-profit organizations will also benefit from selling duck raffle tickets as an opportunity to raise more than $6,500 for their worthy causes. These various groups include Bags of Hope CT, Boy Scout Troop 21, Danielson Veterans Coffee House, Killingly Business Association, NAMI Windham County NWC, NEIP, Northeast Opportunities for Wellness, Natchaug River Young Marines, PAWS Cat Rescue, Putnam Lodge of Elks #574, Putnam Rotary Club, TEEG, Thames Valley Council for Community Action Meals-On-Wheels, The ARC Eastern Connecticut, The Last Green Valley, The Hale YMCA Youth & Family Center, and Wyndham Land Trust.
For tickets: A non-profit that benefits or The Putnam Business Association Office (158 Main Street, Putnam CT), WINY Radio (45 Pomfret Street, Putnam CT), Putnam Bank/Centreville Bank (40 Main Street & 251 Kennedy Drive, Putnam; 100 Averill Road, Pomfret; and 125 Wauregan Road, Danielson), bankHometown (182 Main Street, Putnam), Archambault Insurance (143 Providence St., Putnam), at upcoming community Farmers Markets and events, and also online at www.discoverputnam.com/pbarubberduckrace
The Putnam Business Association and our 5,000+ feathered friends extend appreciation to our Media Sponsor Jewett City Savings Bank for support of our live broadcast, and also to various local businesses graciously donating major prizes, gift baskets, gift certificates to local retail establishments and restaurants, and more, during such challenging economic times.
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