If you find a miniature rubber duck perched somewhere around campus, you’re not hallucinating.
Thomas Carroll is a sophomore studying organizational leadership, and he’s practicing those skills now with a unique way to spread encouragement to his peers.
It all started at Chick-Fil-A, where Carroll works, when some new team members were hired: “mental health rubber ducks” for workers to have a reminder to keep smiling.
“Ducks- especially miniature rubber ducks- are something that everyone can really have a happy connection to.”
Thomas Carroll
Carroll was inspired and started the quirky Instagram account at beginning of the 2021 fall semester. The content consists of mini rubber ducks: red, blue, green, yellow, and the collection is growing.
Posts are close-up pictures with just a background glimpse of where they might be hiding. If you’re lucky, there’s a hint in the caption.
Carroll said he and his mini friends have been everywhere on campus. Keep your eyes peeled for a duck near any of the main buildings, including Kettler Hall, Engineering, Neff Hall, Walb Student Union (don’t forget to check the cafeteria) and many more places. Hideout spots aren’t limited to the indoors, either– some ducks have been found chillin’ out in the snow.
Carroll said his followers have been enjoying the random duck content on their feed, and the social media account has created memorable interactions between him and other students.
One response that impacted Carroll was from someone reaching out to thank him, saying they found a duck just when they needed a pick-me-up that day.
“If nothing else comes from this– that’s perfect,” Carroll said.
The latest edition to the quest: when you find a duck, there may be a compliment or note of encouragement attached.
When you find a duck, you get not one, but two instant new friends–the duck, and Carroll! Make sure to message the Instagram account and let him know you succeeded.
You can follow the adventures of the rubber ducks at the Instagram account @pfwduck.
Why are someone leaving small toy ducks around
Today I was cleaning a house.
I looked up n saw a little duck on the ledge, I asked the people I clean for if they knew about it when I looked and saw another, then another!!
I ended up finding almost 50!!
They’re son n daughter in law came in they’re house whole they were on vacation n placed them thru put the house!
Why?? Haven’t gotten n answer yet, that’s why I Google it n this is what came up