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Muddy Duck Dash fundraider draws big crowd to UNG Gainesville campus

Christy Vandervoet splashes as she makes her way down the slip ‘n’ slide Saturday at the Muddy Duck Dash at the University of North Georgia Gainesville campus. Proceeds from the dash benefit the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation and the UNG College of Education scholarship fund. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0426MUD 0001 — Christy Vandervoet splashes as she makes her way down the slip ‘n’ slide Saturday at the Muddy Duck Dash at the University of North Georgia Gainesville campus. Proceeds from the dash benefit the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation and the UNG College of Education scholarship fund. - photo by Erin O. Smith

More than 1,000 people showed up to run through a muddy course carrying a rubber duck Saturday. The fourth annual Muddy Duck Dash was put on by the University of North Georgia at its Gainesville campus. Runners must keep the rubber duck with them at all times and get it across the finish line.