LUMBERTON — The 16th annual Duck Race to benefit the Boys and Girls Club is set to take off Saturday at 10 a.m.

The race will take place at James L. Stephens Memorial Park at 716 Riverside Drive in Lumberton. Participants can purchase a ticket, which equals one duck in the race, for $20. The person with the fastest duck will receive a $2,000 cash prize if present and a $1,000 cash prize if absent.

Tickets can be purchased by calling Farm Bureau Insurance of Robeson County at 910-738-7171. Contributions are tax-deductable. Make checks or money orders payable to the Boys and Girls Club of Lumberton, P.O. Box 2067, Lumberton, N.C. 28359.

For more information, call 910-738-8474.