ROTARY CLUB OF BURTON-MIDDLEFIELD HOLDS WILDLY SUCCESSFUL MAPLE SPLASH RAFFLE FESTIVAL AT CENTURY VILLAGE IN BURTON ON 7/8/2023
The RC of Burton-Middlefield (BMR) held its fourth Maple Splash Raffle Festival at the Century Village grounds of the Geauga County Historical Society on Saturday, July 8th. The event continues to grow in size and popularity with each year it is held. This year’s festival included the final drawing for all the prizes presented in the raffle and also included a 50/50 raffle for tickets purchased on line that featured a $3500 prize, a 50/50 raffle on the day of the festival that featured a $350 prize, multiple food trucks with diverse menus, the popular music of the local band Ace Molar featuring television personality Todd Meaney and the lead in band Rockability. Also the days activities featured a huge collection of raffle baskets that included a wide variety of prizes.
One of the most appreciated parts of the event is the ability for attendees to walk around and visit at booths set up by the non-profits that BMR supports throughout the year. This year there were 23 booths and the personnel manning the booths get to talk with the attendees, pass out literature and explain their programs and how their work makes our county a better place for all of us. Attendees that fill out a form, picked up at the registration table, and have it signed by ¾ of the booths are entered into a separate drawing for a beautiful flower basket.
“The Geauga community has been extremely supportive of BMR’s fund raising efforts through the raffle in the last five years and has allowed BMR to continue to grow the project. The club is extremely appreciative of all who have supported us and look forward to this support in the future” said club president Mike Valentino. Just under 7000 tickets were sold this year in forty three states so our reach is expanding. Ticket sales will begin before December this year with monthly $1000 cash prize winners and a special month being named later where you can purchase 7 tickets for the price of 5.
Of course the most important thing to remember is the amount of humanitarian work that this successful event allows BMR to do throughout the year. None of it would be possible without the revenue generated by the raffle and the festival and our generous sponsors. Rotarians Larry Fox and Kathy Vatty deserve special recognition for all of their amazing efforts putting this on.
