by Gerri Peterson
By purchasing a $100 raffle ticket, you’ll have a 1:150 chance of winning $5,000 at the Hooker County Community Foundation’s 9th Annual Raffle! Tickets go on sale this Thursday, Sept. 4 and can be purchased at Mullen’s Dayspring Bank.
The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Hooker County Community Center, with proceeds going to the operations of the community center.
Each ticket includes a steak dinner for two. The evening will begin with social hour at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the drawing will begin at 7:30 p.m.
All ticket numbers will be placed on ping pong balls and drawn one at a time until one ball remains. That ball will be deemed the winning ball and will win the grand prize of $5,000. The winning ticket holder does not need to be present to win.
The first ball drawn will win a Mullen Bronco Fan package with Mullen Bronco tumblers, $100 to 4J Designs for Bronco gear, a Bronco blanket, a family MHS activity pass for next school year and concession stand money.
The third to last ball drawn will win 4 Husker football tickets to the Northwestern game on Oct. 25 donated by Dick and Jo Macke and $200 cash.
The second to last ball drawn will win a Eat Local Package - $50 gift certificates to both Sabbiatos Pasta and Stichka Sweets, $150 gift certificates to both Red’s Cafe and Highway 2 Depot, a $300 gift certificate to the Butcher Block and a $400 gift certificate to Macke’s Grocery.
Every tenth ball drawn throughout the night will get the opportunity to win various cash prizes, courtesy of Dayspring Bank. Ticket holders must be present to win the tenth ball prizes.
New this year will be a silent auction full of all kinds of generous donations from local businesses and organizations, so be sure to bring extra spending money!
Winning ticket holders will be responsible for paying all taxes and fees associated with winning any prize valued at over $600. Winning ticket holders will receive IRS winnings form from the Foundation.
Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis.
