Milton charity raffle jackpot nears $3000

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Milton charity raffle jackpot nears $3000
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The jackpot keeps growing for the Catch the Ace raffle.

The Townsend Smith Hospice Foundation (TSHF) is holding the weekly raffle to help build their new location. Sherry Stevenson won $150 when she pulled the jack of spades. Fundraiser coordinator for the TSHF Mallory Crippen says Sherry continues to support the charity.

It’s a weekly progressive raffle. Each week, a winner is given a card from a deck. They automatically win the weekly pot, but could win the jackpot if they pull the elusive ace of spades. Here’s a rundown of how the raffle works:

  • Participants purchase tickets which correspond with a numbered envelope.
  • Each envelope holds a card from a standard deck of playing cards.
  • Each week a name will be pulled from the draw, the name drawn is the weekly winner, who wins 20% of the ticket sales that week!
  • They will also be invited to reveal what playing card is inside their envelope.
  • If it is the Ace of Spades, they will also win an additional 30% of the total ticket sales (the jackpot)!
  • If that card is not the Ace of Spades, that card will be removed from play and that 30% of the ticket sales gets rolled over into the next week.
  • This process repeats until the Ace of Spades is found!
  • The remaining 50% of the overall ticket sales goes to the TSHF.

The TSHF is working on finalizing a deal for their location. The deal would be to take over the land of Hillcrest United Church in Georgetown, just across from Pineview Elementary School on Trafalgar Road.

This is the third go around for the Catch the Ace draw for Townsend Smith. Last year’s draw was won by a group known as the She-Beasts who workout out of Milton’s FirePower CrossFit gym. They won a collective $27,941. You can read about their win here.

The next draw will be Friday, June 3rd at 12:00 p.m.. To participate and buy your tickets, click here. As of writing, the jackpot is at $2835.

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