Annual duck race will benefit Many Mansions

Many Mansions will present the eighth annual "Duck Race" from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sun., May 21 at The Lakes, 2200 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, adjacent to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

Fees to "adopt-a-duck" are $10 for one duck, $50 for a "sixquack," $100 for a "silver flock" of 13, $200 for a "golden flock" of 30 and $1,000 for a "platinum flock" of 200. To adopt, visit the website www.duckrace.com/ thousandoaks.

The grand prize is $5,000 cash. Second prize is a weekend getaway at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza in Westlake Village. Third prize is a one-year membership to Total Woman Gym.

At 12:30 p.m. a preliminary race will be staged. The preliminary race prize is "A Day at the Lakes."

At 2 p.m., 10,000 rubber ducks will be released for the main race.

Proceeds from the duck race will support Many Mansions' Children Services in its efforts to provide safe, well-managed affordable housing and life-enriching services for limited income families and individuals in Ventura County.

Among this year's race sponsors is The Acorn Newspapers.

For more information, call Vanessa Berlinsky, event coordinator, at (805) 496-4948, ext. 36.