There’s only 15 days left for locals to get in on a chance to win thousands of dollars, various bigger ticket prizes, or a chunk of a community-wide 50/50 jackpot of about $2,000 cash, all while supporting local youth and seniors initiatives.
The 11th annual Rotary Duck Race is coming up, and with the deadline looming organizers are making a mad dash to sell the last of the 46,400 raffle tickets up for grabs this year.
The sales deadline for this fundraiser is noon on Sunday, Aug. 7 (or when all the tickets are sold), at which time organizers with the Meadow Ridge and the Haney Rotary Clubs will hold a virtual duck race.
“No ducks in the water this year,” confirm organizers, who will be livestreaming the final draw that same day, at 6 p.m.
In past, pre-COVID, the literal racing of rubber ducks was done in the South Alouette River at Maple Ridge Park. Organizers are hoping to have the ducks back in the water next year.
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In the meantime, “this exciting local fundraising project creates an important opportunity for many local youth and seniors’ groups to raise money for their annual needs in the Ridge Meadows area.”
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Various organizations in town are responsible for selling tickets. Local groups keep 80 per cent of whatever ticket they sell.
The grand prize up for grabs is $15,000 cash.
There’s also going to be one winner walking away with $4,000 cash, another with a $1,000 shopping spree at Mark’s Maple Ridge or $1,000 cash, yet another with a $2,000 queen mattress from Fuller Watson, yet another will win a $1,000+ package for Meadow Gardens Golf Course (10 rounds and 5 carts), and one final winner will receive a 65-inch 4K Smart TV from Haney Appliance & Sound.
“When you participate, we all win,” concluded organizers, noting tickets can be ordered online as singles for $10 each, packs of four for $25, or packs of 10 for $50. Participants must be British Columbia residents 19 years or older.
Sold separately, the 50/50 tickets cost $5 each, or four for $15 and 10 for $25.
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