Next Sunday, October 19, is the annual Kansas City Duck Derby charity event. This year's charity recipients are Synergy Services, an organization that seeks to prevent family violence, abuse and neglect by offering various family services and runs four shelters for victims of violence, abuse and neglect; and the The Mattie Rhodes Center offering services for youth development, family services, and visual arts. The grand prize of the Duck Derby is a one year lease of a MINI Cooper courtesy of Baron MINI. If you're interested, you can purchase a duck for a chance at the MINI or other prizes here and help the KC MINI club reach its goal for donations to the charities. You've got a one in about 30,000 chance at the MINI. So go ahead, plop down a five spot, help out a good cause and maybe get a year in a new MINI!

*UPDATE* As of today, Baron is expecting nearly 100 MINIs to participate in the Duck Derby Run on Sunday. So, if you want to see a boat-load of MINIs in a caravan through Kansas City, be on the Plaza this Sunday at noon. I'm stoked!