2026 Darling Ducklings

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2026 Darling Ducklings

Welcome to the 2026 SOILL Athlete Team, The Darling Ducklings!

Our team is comprised of Special Olympics Illinois Athletes who not only compete on the playing field, but also educate, inspire and engage the public! Our team works together all summer long to increase awareness around Chicago Ducky Derby and drive duck adoptions which in the end, helps us participate in the sports we love!

Please select an athlete name below to support our team!

Join us to make a SPLASH at this year’s Chicago Ducky Derby! Our team is racing to hit our duck adoption goal before the Duck Drop on August 7th!

This year, our goal is to drop over 85,000 rubber ducks into the Chicago River to race towards the finish line. All proceeds from the Chicago Ducky Derby go to benefit Special Olympics Illinois and will impact a community of over 26,000 traditional athletes, Young Athletes, Peer Partners and Unified Partners throughout Illinois building inclusive communities throughout the world.

Adopt your duck, quack pack, ducky dozen or flock today to win! The race's winners receive prizes including a car!

Want to join us for the duck drop on August 6th? Waddle down to the Columbus Drive bridge to watch the drop at 1:00 pm!

Thank you so much for supporting the athletes of Special Olympics Illinois!

Adopt a Duck

Team Members

Team Member Num Adopted Goal Adoptions
Stephen K.
Stephen K. 		451 400
Nick L.
Nick L. 		298 1000
Mandi S.
Mandi S. 		60 25
jose m.
jose m. 		44 100
Troy B.
Troy B. 		38 25
Ashley J.
Ashley J. 		36 350
Mallory T.
Mallory T. 		32 1300
David C.
David C. 		24 300
Anthony M.
Anthony M. 		18 100
Jim A.
Jim A. 		6 200
Morgan A.
Morgan A. 		1 1000
Ryan M.
Ryan M. 		1 300
Garrett A.
Garrett A. 		0 50
Michelle A.
Michelle A. 		0 200
Ben B.
Ben B. 		0 100
Becky C.
Becky C. 		0 300
Andrea C.
Andrea C. 		0 100
Zachary C.
Zachary C. 		0 500
Jill F.
Jill F. 		0 25
Steve G.
Steve G. 		0 250
Ethan G.
Ethan G. 		0 100
Katelyn G.
Katelyn G. 		0 501
Josh L.
Josh L. 		0 600
Allie L.
Allie L. 		0 350
Michael M.
Michael M. 		0 500
Danny M.
Danny M. 		0 500
Mike M.
Mike M. 		0 250
Katie M.
Katie M. 		0 25
Nicholas M.
Nicholas M. 		0 100
Maria M.
Maria M. 		0 500
Lisa and Kurt N.
Lisa and Kurt N. 		0 300
Katie O.
Katie O. 		0 500
Emily P.
Emily P. 		0 30
Matt R.
Matt R. 		0 50
Elliot and Jeremy R.
Elliot and Jeremy R. 		0 50
Sue Marley S.
Sue Marley S. 		0 25
Carter S.
Carter S. 		0 25
Grace S.
Grace S. 		0 200
Timothy S.
Timothy S. 		0 1450
Sophia S.
Sophia S. 		0 100
Ela S.
Ela S. 		0 2000
Zack T.
Zack T. 		0 25
Kyle T.
Kyle T. 		0 100
Dawn V.
Dawn V. 		0 500
Diego V.
Diego V. 		0 425
Alexis W.
Alexis W. 		0 25