2020 Michigan Charity Raffle
- Mon, Feb 10, 2020 3:30 AM
***Update*** COVID-19 Virus
Following the guidelines of our Federal, State and Local Government as well as the Center for Disease Control. In cooperation with the Michigan Lottery Charitable Gaming and the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council; we are making necessary changes to our Michigan Knights of Columbus State Charity Raffle drawing.
While the raffle will continue as scheduled, the raffle party has been cancelled. Our raffle drawing will still take place on April 16, 2020. Due to Governor Whitmer’s Executive order #2020-20 unfortunately this will not be an open event.
Brother Knights, now is the time to go through your mail at home and find those tickets that were mailed to you in November. Please sell your tickets or purchase them and send the returns into the State Office. (please DO NOT send cash). This may be a great time to purchase your tickets and gift them to your family and friends, to put a smile on their face of happy times to come when the COVID-19 Virus passes. Thanks to your efforts, diligent sales and participation, the State Charity Raffle has been trending higher in revenue and sold ticket returns than last year. However, this unforeseen COVID-19 Virus has put a damper on what traditionally has been one of our most active sales surges, our Knights of Columbus and Parish FISH FRIES. Most if not all fish fries have been cancelled or drastically reduced to carry out only. Couple this with all Masses being cancelled and we are losing what traditionally has been great opportunities for sales.
Brother Knights who have bought or sold your tickets and sent your returns to the State Office, Thank you. Brothers who took and sold extra tickets, Thank you. Brothers who have sold extra tickets after Mass and at our Fish Fries, Thank You. Now is the time to send your sold ticket stubs and checks into the State Office. “We need YOU!”
Have we told ya we love ya today?
Gary “Elwood Blues” DeCarlo & Kevin “Joliet Jake” Rowley
 | Time is running out, only 22 more days to sell tickets. But there is time to make our goal! We need to sell, sell, sell! Raffle total as of 3/20/20= $190,017.00. If you have sold all your tickets, more can be obtained by reaching out to Jake or Elwood, (Kevin or Gary), numbers listed at the top of the article. Remember, Councils receive a portion of each ticket sold. So far councils have earned over $38,003.40. Make sure you have tickets for purchase at all of your events, pancake breakfasts, fish fries, etc. and your youth events. |