Rubber ducks are hard to resist.

From their tail to their bill, there is just something about them. Now, the yellow toys are being used in a YMCA fundraiser to help get more youngsters swimming.

“It’s $25 to purchase a duck, and every purchase goes towards a child’s swim lesson,” said Tammie Watson, vice-president of marketing and philanthropy at YMCA Southern Interior.

The YMCA of Southern Interior BC is on a mission to drown-proof the Okanagan by providing all Grade 3 students in School District 23 free swimming lessons. “It is 100 per cent community funded, so we are trying to raise $57,000. Currently, as of [Wednesday], we are at $37,000, so we are almost there,” said Watson.

The program has been running since 2012, and so far, about 16,000 kids have gone through it, all of whom l

See Full Page