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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2017-06-14, Page 66 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, June 14, 2017 ADVERTISING WORKS! Submitted photo Seaforth Lions Club member and organizer of the Catch the Ace lottery/raffle, Cathy Elliott sold the first tickets to Maureen Agar for the July 5 draw. With only 1000 tickets available for each weekly draw, she predicts them to sell out quickly. Seaforth Lions Club launch Catch the Ace lottery 11L For 20 straight weeks at the Seaforth if Legion, the lottery will run, organizers predict a $1000 winner each Wednesday Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor The Seaforth Lions Club has launched a new lottery/raffle with a jackpot organizers say could reach up to $30,000. Shadowing the fundraising viral sensation of campaigns in Eastern Canada - notably the New Brunswick area - players 18 years or older are invited to buy any of the 1,000 printed tickets, which cost $5 apiece, for the Catch the Ace lottery. Typically, these types of fund- raising lotteries are held at a spe- cific establishment and require all participants involved to be present while the draw is exe- cuted, however Seaforth Lions Club member Cathy Elliott said they decided to change course by "switching it up a little" "You don't have to be there to win," she said June 9, adding that each week the contest will he aired live on Facebook. "There is nothing worse than going there and putting your money in the pot and not winning and the week you can't go buy a ticket, boom the darn thing goes." The lottery/raffle continu- ously falls weekly on Wednes- days, launching July 5 in the downstairs of the Seaforth Legion at 7:30 p.m. To start, a fresh deck of cards is shuffled and each single card is placed in separate envelopes numbered one to 52 with the ace of spades being the lucky jackpot. The person who purchases a ticket makes a guess to what specific envelope is harbouring the ace of spades and writes the number on the back of their ticket. Subsequently following the announcement of a winner, who claims 20 per cent of the pot which Elliott predicts should be about $1,000, the number on the back of the person's ticket is then viewed. If it just so happens that the ace of spades is in the victor's contested envelope, an addi- tional 30 per cent is added to their winnings. Elliott said half of the funds go directly to the Seaforth Lions Club and proceeds will be used for later projects such as the refurbishing of the interior of their bathhouse, a project that's needed to be done for quite some time. Following the rules and regu- lation of the Ontario lottery license, the event may not run any longer than 20 weeks. Tickets can be purchased in Seaforth at Paget's Place, Rona or from Elliott; she can be reached by phone at 519-522-1323. "1 looked this week, if you buy a $5 Lotto Max for tonight's draw, you have a one in 28, 633, 528 chance to win. Ours, if you spend five dollars and we sell all the 1,000 tickets, you have a one in 1,000 chance to win a $1,000," she said. "The odds are incredibly good." 4 ftpt A cif! uRcH RCTO You are invited to attend these area churches ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN EGMONDVILLE UNITED CHURCH 21 Jarvis St., Seaforth 26 Kippen Road Egmondville Church Office 519-527-1522 519-527-1991 holyspirit@tcc.on.ca holyspiritatcc.on.ca Rev. Shaun Eaton - Priest -in -Charge Rev. Christine Hossack Sunday June 18 Worship June 18th 10:30 Father's Day Youth Sunday School 10:30 Worship at 9:30 am Followed by coffee hour Web site: Everyone Welcome www.egmondvilleunitedchurch.com Parish Council meets Wed. June 14 at 7 pm Picnic June 25th Congregational Council meets June 21 at 2 pm VBS coming July 24-28 BETHEL BIBLE CHURCH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AnAssociated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 59 Goderich St. W. Seaforth 519-527-0982 519-527-0170 Interim Pastor: Rev. Laurie Morris Rev. Ted Nelson, Guest Minister June 18 - 11 am "followed by recognition of his "The Dangers of Religion" 50th year of Ordination" Sunday School - 9:45 am Communion June 25-11 am "All Together Now" Sunday June 18 11:00 am Sunday School Picnic after church Wednesday Evenings: Lorrie Mann — Organist Youth Group - 7 pm - 9 pm• Sunday School .-"\- EVERYONE WELCOME Provided as ��' NurseryALL WELCOME Needed Submitted photo Seaforth Lions Club member and organizer of the Catch the Ace lottery/raffle, Cathy Elliott sold the first tickets to Maureen Agar for the July 5 draw. With only 1000 tickets available for each weekly draw, she predicts them to sell out quickly. Seaforth Lions Club launch Catch the Ace lottery 11L For 20 straight weeks at the Seaforth if Legion, the lottery will run, organizers predict a $1000 winner each Wednesday Shaun Gregory Huron Expositor The Seaforth Lions Club has launched a new lottery/raffle with a jackpot organizers say could reach up to $30,000. Shadowing the fundraising viral sensation of campaigns in Eastern Canada - notably the New Brunswick area - players 18 years or older are invited to buy any of the 1,000 printed tickets, which cost $5 apiece, for the Catch the Ace lottery. Typically, these types of fund- raising lotteries are held at a spe- cific establishment and require all participants involved to be present while the draw is exe- cuted, however Seaforth Lions Club member Cathy Elliott said they decided to change course by "switching it up a little" "You don't have to be there to win," she said June 9, adding that each week the contest will he aired live on Facebook. "There is nothing worse than going there and putting your money in the pot and not winning and the week you can't go buy a ticket, boom the darn thing goes." The lottery/raffle continu- ously falls weekly on Wednes- days, launching July 5 in the downstairs of the Seaforth Legion at 7:30 p.m. To start, a fresh deck of cards is shuffled and each single card is placed in separate envelopes numbered one to 52 with the ace of spades being the lucky jackpot. The person who purchases a ticket makes a guess to what specific envelope is harbouring the ace of spades and writes the number on the back of their ticket. Subsequently following the announcement of a winner, who claims 20 per cent of the pot which Elliott predicts should be about $1,000, the number on the back of the person's ticket is then viewed. If it just so happens that the ace of spades is in the victor's contested envelope, an addi- tional 30 per cent is added to their winnings. Elliott said half of the funds go directly to the Seaforth Lions Club and proceeds will be used for later projects such as the refurbishing of the interior of their bathhouse, a project that's needed to be done for quite some time. Following the rules and regu- lation of the Ontario lottery license, the event may not run any longer than 20 weeks. Tickets can be purchased in Seaforth at Paget's Place, Rona or from Elliott; she can be reached by phone at 519-522-1323. "1 looked this week, if you buy a $5 Lotto Max for tonight's draw, you have a one in 28, 633, 528 chance to win. Ours, if you spend five dollars and we sell all the 1,000 tickets, you have a one in 1,000 chance to win a $1,000," she said. "The odds are incredibly good."