The drawing will take place on March 17, 2010. To buy your tickets look up a member of Altrusa International of Northeast CT or contact annerash@charter.net . Tickets are $20 and each gives you the chance to win great prizes and, of course, the gratitude of all of us Altrusans and the satisfaction of knowing you've done a very good thing for your community!

As an experiment this year, this raffle replaces our annual auction, which would have taken place last November.  So if you normally support our service activities through our auction, please contact a member to participate in this raffle instead. We'll continue to support the same excellent community organizations as usual, through grants and volunteer services*.

We've come up with ten super prizes:

-Two nights at the Manhattan Club in NYC ** Overnight and dinner at Mohegan Sun ** Two $500 Visa Gift Cards ** One $250 Visa Gift Card ** A lovely amethyst pendant in sterling and 18K gold from Smith Keon Jewelers ** Jorgensen Center for Performing Arts Design-A-Series (3 events for 2 people) ** Overnight and breakfast at the Nathan Hale Inn on the UCONN Campus ** An outstanding nature photograph from Eileen Griffin of Red Oak Studio ** A $100 gift certificate to the Altnaveigh Inn & Restaurant in Mansfield

  *You'll be helping to fund specific projects at some of your favorite charities, among them -The Windham No Freeze Hospitality Center, Windham Homelessness Intervention Fund, WAIM, CT Community Care Inc.,The Covenant Soup Kitchen, Natchaug Hospital's Project R.E.A.D., Windham and Mansfield Senior Centers, Next Step of Perception Programs, The Steeplechase Bike Tour, Special Olympics, CT Adoption and Family Resource Center, Discovery Center, Windham Young Parents Mentoring Program, Quiet Corner SHHH, Inc, Easter Seals, Growing Stronger, The Lighthouse Program at United Services, and patient services at Windham Hospital. In addition, we give scholarships at QVCC, ECSU, MCC and UConn.