Today is the last call for this year's 50/50 for Kids presented by Don's Plumbing and Heating.The teams from AM1190, Magic 103, Country 106.7, DiscoverWeyburn, and The Family Place have teamed up for the annual raffle and have been around the community all month selling tickets. We'll be at Don's Plumbing and Heating from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the final push.
Only 5000 tickets will be sold for $20 per ticket or $100 for six, meaning the lucky winner could walk away with up to $50,000, with the same amount going to support The Family Place, an organization important to many families in the community.
Executive Director of The Family Place, Dawn Gutzke, explains the organization has a variety of resources for young families.
"If you are a family that has children from zero to age six, there’s something for everyone here at The Family Place. You can drop in, hang out, we have giant playrooms, and we have an outdoor green space. It’s a safe, inviting atmosphere where you can come and hang out and play with your kids and just have the best time ever. Then, on top of that, we do programming."
The raffle is important to their yearly funding, as so much of what they do is free of charge for the families that use it.
“Although we do have some extra grant funding now coming our way, it just doesn’t fill all the gaps we have,” she said. “The overhead costs, we’ve upped our programming, we’ve grown. We serve hundreds of families each and every day. So, we really rely on community fundraising and support to help us fill our budget needs.”
The lucky winner will be drawn on June 23rd.