GROVE CITY, Pa. – Grove City College will host a Ducky Derby to help send students to the Gulf Coast region over Easter break to participate in hurricane relief efforts. The event is set for 3 p.m. April 1, starting at Wolf Creek at Rainbow Bridge on the Grove City College campus and end at the Old Mill Bridge.

Sponsors of the first 20 ducks to cross the line will receive a T-shirt. First-, second- and third-place winners will receive $50, $30 and $20 gifts, respectively.

Ducks may be purchased in the Student Union for $2 each. Ducks will be on sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., beginning today (Wednesday, March 22.) Ducks may also be purchased at the Grove City Chamber of Commerce Office, 119 S. Broad St. Corporate ducks are available at a cost of $25. The first-, second- and third-place winners of the corporate duck heat will win trophies.

A dance for Grove City students will also be hosted by the College after the Ducky Derby, from 8 to 11 p.m. Ketler Rec, featuring DJ G-Hop. Participants in the Ducky Derby may claim their duck at the dance. A donation of $1 at the door is requested.

All proceeds of the derby and the dance will go to support the campus Gulf Outreach project. Students involved in the project will travel to the Gulf Coast region over Easter break to be a part of the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. The project is under the advisement of Professor of Communication Betsy Craig.

For more information, contact Marianna Whiteley at whiteleyml1@gcc.edu.

This release is available for download at www.gcc.edu/news/releases/main. Media may contact Clingensmith for further details.

Grove City College is listed as one of the Most Competitive colleges in the nation by Barron’s. In its category, Grove City College is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report as No. 1 Best Value and No. 3 overall in the 2006 guide to America’s Best Colleges. Grove City College has also been called a “best value” and a “hidden treasure” by guidance counselors in the Kaplan National High School Guidance Counselor Survey, and is also the No. 16 Best Bargain school according to the Princeton Review. Founded in 1876, it is located 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, Pa. With an enrollment of 2,300 students, it is a private Christian college teaching the liberal arts, sciences and engineering. It is an advocate of the free market economic system and accepts no federal funding. Tuition is about half of the national average for private colleges.

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