AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Valley YMCA and the Friends of Lithgow Library are partnering again this year on a raffle fundraiser. One grand prize of $10,000 will be awarded. The drawning will take place between 5:30 and 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Governor Hill Mansion. The ticket drawing event attendance will be limited to one representative, plus guest, for each ticket sold. There will be three door prizes draw, according to a YMCA news release.
Tickets cost $100 each and can be purchased by an individual or by a team of up to 10 individuals. The winning ticket would be split among the team members according to each individual contribution.
“It is very rewarding to see two great organizations work together to support our community,” Friends of Lithgow Library Member Wick Johnson said in the release. Proceeds will go toward the Y’s Annual Campaign and Camp KV and Lithgow’s Capital Campaign.
Raffle entry forms can be found online at kvymca.org or lithgow.lib.me.us, at the KVYMCA or Lithgow Library. All forms must be paid for at the KVYMCA and must accompany a completed raffle entry form.
The KV YMCA/Friends of Lithgow Library raffle is sponsored by JS McCarthy Printers, G&E Roofing, Sprague & Curtis Real Estate, Kennebec Technologies, Mike Seitzinger & Maria Cusick, Kennebec Savings Bank, Gagne & Son Concrete Products, Macomber, Farr & Whitten, O’Connor Auto Park and Neyati Tree Farm LLC.
For more information, call the Kennebec Valley YMCA at 2622-9622 or email Carrie Arsenault at carrie@kvymca.org.
The Kennebec Valley YMCA provides the community with an inspirational environment for the enrichment of all people through social, recreational, and learning activities. At the KV YMCA, we’re for Youth Development, Healthy Living, and Social Responsibility. kvymca.org
The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,700 Ys engage 21 million men, women and children — regardless of age, income or background — to nurture the potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities, the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to deliver, lasting personal and social change. ymca.net
The Friends of Lithgow Library are an independent, non-profit corporation with a mission to focus public attention on resources and services of the library; to seek private financial support for enhancement of the facility and development of enhanced programs for the benefit of the community. They are currently conducting a $3 million dollar capital campaign to renovate and expand the historic library building.
About Lithgow Library
Currently operating out of its temporary home in the Ballard Center, Lithgow Public Library has been the “people’s university” of the capital region since its founding in 1896. The library has traditional lending collections, access to free databases, e-books and downloadable audio books. It provides educational, recreational and cultural programming for all ages, and serves as a leader in promoting digital literacy in the community. Construction of the transformed Lithgow Library is anticipated to be complete in September 2016.
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