Reverse RaffleSaturday, March 5, 2011 at 6pm St. George Fellowship Centre on Ridgewood Rd. This is a great opportunity to contribute to an organization that provides a valuable service, while enjoying an evening of food, friends and fun. Grand prize: $2500 (Do you feel lucky?) Reverse Raffle ticket, 2 dinners, open bar and entertainment $120 (The best deal) Raffle ticket only $60 (If you can't join us but would still like to help) Dinner ticket, open bar and entertainment $40 (No chance to win the big money but you can buy sideboards and bid on the Silent Auction items) This event also includes a silent auction and sideboards. Come and join us as we celebrate our mission to help Akron area children in need. For information, contact Jeannette Brewster
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We are now gathering items for our Silent Auction Are you willing to donate an item to the Silent Auction at our Reverse Raffle? Can you refer us to a company that believes in our mission to make Akron a better place for all children? Contact Karen Frey
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History The idea of a Reverse Raffle was first noted in the Christ Child meeting minutes in May 1979. This activity was approved and scheduled for March 8, 1980 at St. Thomas Eastern Orthodox Church with Nancy Demeter as the first chairman. It was called "Count Down to Fun and Fortune" and the tickets were priced at $100.00. The prize was to be $4,000 and the actual profit was $5,600. The following year this event was held on Shrove Tuesday and called a Mardi Gras Celebration. It was chaired by Barb Neman with the tickets priced at $50.00. Each year since then the Reverse Raffle has been held at various locations including the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Our Lady of Cedars, St. George Fellowship Hall, Todaro's and Guy's Party Center. Sideboards became a part of the Reverse Raffle and in 1988 the new Reverse Raffle number boards and sideboards were made by the carpentry students at Central-Hower High School. Reserved seating for the dinner was begun in 1991. A variety of themes have also been used over the years and music and dancing have been included most of the years. A silent auction became a part of this event in 2004. The 2010 Reverse Raffle chair is Mary Testa. The silent auction chair is Paula Lacey. In recent years this raffle has been raising about $11,000 - $12,000 to support our service projects.
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