From the Aspen Times News...

Charles Agar Aspen, CO Colorado November 11, 2007

ASPEN — Since the early 1970s, Aspen Rotar­ians have been giving time and money to local causes.

The Aspen Rotary Club raises money for local groups in need, spon­sors scholarships and student ex­change programs, and partners with a worldwide network of humanitarians to help those in the most desperate cor­ners of the globe.

Local club funds come almost exclusively from the annual Ducky Derby race. From there, members dis­perse all monies earned to other groups and programs, said club president Tom Bracewell.

The Ducky Derby raised some $171,418 in 2005, and more than $200,000 in 2007.

The event funnels more than $70,000 to Aspen-area youth groups, who collect a percentage on every $5 duck they sell.

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