- Aflac has released its 2026 Holiday Duck, marking the 25th year of its annual fundraising program supporting children with cancer and blood disorders.
- Since its introduction in 2001, the Holiday Duck has generated nearly $4.7 mn in donations through net proceeds benefiting pediatric hospitals across the U.S.
- Aflac, its employees and sales agents have donated more than $200 mn to the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta since 1995.
Aflac, a U.S. provider of supplemental health insurance, has introduced its 2026 Holiday Duck, marking the 25th year of an annual fundraising program supporting children undergoing treatment for cancer and blood disorders.
Since the program began in 2001, sales of the collectible ducks have generated nearly $4.7 mn in donations through net proceeds. The funds benefit participating hospitals across the United States that provide pediatric oncology and hematology care.
The annual initiative forms part of Aflac’s broader charitable activities focused on childhood cancer and blood disorders, providing financial support to hospitals treating young patients.
Aflac Holiday Duck celebrates 25 years of fundraising
The 2026 edition features a green hooded puffy vest with white faux-fur trim, a red-and-white candy cane accent and a commemorative ribbon displaying the year. The collectible also produces the familiar Aflac quack when squeezed.
Aflac Chairman and CEO Dan Amos said the Holiday Duck has become an established annual tradition, with some families collecting every edition since its introduction.
The Aflac Holiday Duck is an American tradition including families having collected at least one from each of the 25 years that it has been sold, with all of the net proceeds going toward childhood cancer and blood disorders-related causes.
Dan Amos, Aflac Chairman and CEO
He added that the Aflac Duck has contributed to the insurer’s brand recognition while becoming an important part of its charitable activities supporting children and families facing serious medical conditions.
Net proceeds from Holiday Duck sales are directed to the Aflac Childhood Cancer Foundation Inc., which supports pediatric healthcare initiatives across the country.
The 2026 Holiday Duck is available through the Aflac childhood cancer fundraising website.
Aflac’s childhood cancer donations exceed $200 mn
The Holiday Duck program complements Aflac’s longer-term investment in pediatric cancer and blood disorders care.
In 2026, Aflac announced that combined donations from the company, its sales agents and employees to the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta had exceeded $200 mn since 1995.
Kerry Hand, president of the Aflac Childhood Cancer Foundation, said the Holiday Duck’s continued success reflects the contributions of customers, employees and other supporters.
For 25 years, the Aflac Holiday Duck has helped turn holiday giving into meaningful support for children and families navigating some of life’s most difficult challenges.
Kerry Hand, president of the Aflac Childhood Cancer Foundation
She credited the program’s supporters with helping sustain charitable assistance for pediatric patients and their families in communities throughout the United States.
