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The
Great British Duck Race attemps World Record
[May
21]London, UK/ THAME charity, The The Cambodia Trust, is to take
part in the Great British Duck Race Guinness World record attempt.
In taking part in the event, the Trust also hopes to raise £500,000
for UK charities.
The Duck Race will take place on the River
Thames at Hampton Court Palace on September 02, when 165,000 rubber
ducks will ‘race’ down a 1km stretch of the river. Anyone
can ‘adopt’
a duck for £2, plus a recommended £3 donation to charity. The
owner of the duck that crosses the finishing line first will win
£10,000.
Guinness World Record
The World Record for a Duck Race is currently held by The Singapore
Duck Race.
In 2001, they successfully sold and raced 123,500 ducks, raising
$1,200,000 Singapore in the process.
The
Great British Duck Race was launched in London on April
26, by TV presenter Gaby Logan. Aylesbury resident and Cambodia
Trust supporter Rachel Madden represented the Trust at the launch.
She said: "The Trust needs to raise £110,000
this year to keep its rehabilitation centres open in Cambodia. These
centres provide artificial limbs and a helping hand out of poverty
for thousands of landmine survivors and other disadvantaged disabled
people. This is a great opportunity for the Cambodia Trust to raise
much-needed funds. I’m encouraging my friends and family to
support this local charity and adopt
as many ducks as possible at www.thegreatbritishduckrace.co.uk!"
The Cambodia Trust was established in Thame
in 1989 to provide support for Cambodia’s huge numbers of
landmine survivors and other disadvantaged disabled people.
The Trust runs rehabilitation centres, community-based
rehabilitation projects and an internationally accredited Prosthetics
and Orthotics education centre in Cambodia, where students from
Cambodia, Afghanistan, Iraq and other developing countries learn
to make and fit artificial limbs.
The Cambodia Trust is a UK Registered Charity
No. 1032476.
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