Ideas for Duckies In The Workplace

Simple Advertising Campaigns
Put posters, "Quack" signs or duck feet cut-outs in high visibility places around your office, like your desk/cubicle, in the elevator, at the front desk, in the lunch room, or in your company's restrooms. Let them know they can contact you to sponsor their ducky for a chance to win the 2008 Chevy Aveo 5 donated by Jerry Seiner Dealerships! With each ducky sponsored, you also receive a coupon to Seven Peaks Water Park.

Host a "Cheese and Quackers" Party!
Drum up interest for your Duckies in the Workplace campaign by hosting a Cheese and Quackers party. This will work well as a mid-morning or afternoon snack. Put it in a prominent place, like a copy room, conference room, or lunch room, with your ducky brochures close by. As people come for the free food (which they always do!), take this opportunity to tell them about the Derby and encourage them to sponsor duckies.

Create Incentives for Sponsoring Duckies
Incentives don't always have to be tangible or expensive. Some companies have been very creative about motivating other employees to sponsor duckies. You could recruit your CEO or manager's involvement, and if your department or office reaches it's goal for ducky sponsorships, your manager or CEO could do that department's job for an hour. You can always create incentive by hosting a fun ducky party for those sponsor duckies, serving all yellow food and inviting our Rubber Ducky Derby mascot, Puddles, to make an appearance at your celebration.

Use Food and Beverages to Attract Sponsors
A great idea is to sell a drink or treat in your office. For example, one company had your run-of-the-mill standard coffee in their break room. The Ducky Wrangler at this company purchased some gourmet coffee and anyone who purchased a ducky received a cup. This doesn't have to be done with coffee - you could use bagels and cream cheese, donuts, juices, candy, cookies - any kind of treat.

Lunch Money for Duckies
Encourage people to spend the money they would have on that Big Mac, Whopper or Super Sized Combo meal on duckies instead! Wranglers could supply something simple for lunch, like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, lunchmeat and cheese and rolls and those who buy a ducky can partake of the lunch time festivities. This way, they give money for wishes, and save a few inches on their waistline as well!

Dimes for Duckies
Have a jar for donations and encourage people in your workplace to empty their pockets, car ashtrays and purses of all their loose change, to help grant wishes for Utah wish kids.

Questions?
For more information, contact brhead@makeawishutah.org, or by phone at 801-262-WISH (9474). Learn more at the Derby web page.