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CASH PLUS RAFFLE!

Behind the scenes on our big annual fundraising raffle.

If you don’t have your tickets yet for this year’s CASH PLUS RAFFLE!, don’t worry—sales are just getting started. This important fundraiser for Women’s Resources benefits both the winners and women in need of our services, though, so don’t delay for too long!

The prizes vary a little from year to year, but first prize is always a big one. This year it’s $5,000 in cash! Second prize is also pretty sweet: a two-night getaway at beautiful Sir Sam’s Inn and Spa near Haliburton plus $500 spending money. Third prize is $500 in cash.

Get Your Tickets!

The odds are better than most other similar fundraisers—we print just 4,500 tickets, which sell for $10 each or three for $20. They’re sold at our office on Russell Street in Lindsay and at Vicky’s Values, as well as at many locations all over Kawartha Lakes whose support we truly appreciate: Tradewind Toys & Gifts, Wall It Wall Art and Easton’s Tire & Auto in Lindsay, Home by Tim + Chris in Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon Flower Company, 100.9 Canoe FM in Haliburton and A Zebra of a Different Stripe in Norland. (If you buy your tickets somewhere else, you can still shop at these locations and thank them for their generosity!) Our volunteers also sell tickets at various locations including the Lindsay Square Mall and the Christmas Market held at the Lindsay Armoury.

Although Women’s Resources receives funding from the provincial government, we still have to raise a considerable amount of money every year. All proceeds from the raffle—usually around $20,000—support programs and services for women and their children who have experienced abuse.

How does it work? The cash prizes come out of the ticket sale money, and are often supplemented by wonderful donors. For instance, this year’s prize of two nights at Sir Sam’s, valued at $500, was donated, helping offset expenses such as the costs of printing ads, sales and of course the tickets themselves, which Blewett Printing arranged for us at a greatly reduced price. “The more tickets we sell, the more money we raise!” says Carolyn Fox, Fund Development Director at Women’s Resources.

We are grateful for all participating businesses, media partners and of course… everyone who buys tickets!

She adds that the CASH PLUS RAFFLE! is also a terrific way to raise the organization’s profile and find new people interested in its work. “Many ticket purchasers become annual donors, which means great new relationships as well as sustainable income we can use to serve women in need in our community.”

We would also be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge our local media who are so helpful at getting the word out so the community knows to buy our tickets. A huge thank you to Global Peterborough, BOUNCE Radio, The Lindsay Advocate, The Kawartha Promoter and Canoe FM

The easiest way to purchase tickets is to send an e-Transfer to raffle@womensresources.ca and then separately email your information—name, address, phone number and email address—so the tickets can be filled in. They will then be scanned and emailed to you. For more information or to buy tickets via credit card, please contact Carolyn at 705-324-7649 Ext 223 or cfox@womensresources.ca

By Nancy Payne


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