Wildly Successful 'Braffle' Is Back For Its 3rd Year, Branford

BRANFORD, CT —Braffle is back! After selling out two consecutive years, Braffle, Branford Rotary’s Outrageous Restaurant Raffle, returns for 2023. The Absurd Grand Prize winner will get $100 gift cards to each of 50 Branford restaurants.

The "ridiculous second prize" wins $50 cards to all 50. And there are eight more prizes.

Tickets are $20 and are available here.

Most of the proceeds go to the Branford Counseling & Community Services’ Basic Needs program, which helps families in need with food, rent, and utilities. In other words, every entry purchased is a win for Branford.

With only 2,500 tickets available this year, the 3rd annual Braffle is sure to sell out again, so don’t wait to get in.

“We love having this fun event that has captured so much interest as well as raising money for our neighbors who could use a little help” Branford Rotary President Sandy Carter said. “Imagine being able to eat out at a different Branford restaurant every week of the year as a first or
second prize winner.”

The raffle drawing will be held at 6 p.m. on May 16, live-streamed at Braffle.org and on the Branford Rotary’s Facebook page.

In addition to the grand and second prizes, Braffle also has third to 10th place prizes — a $100 gift
cards to use at the restaurant of your choice.

“With the cost of food, rent and utilities soaring, the demand on our Basic Needs program is staggering. The need is greater than in previous years, but through the generosity of the Branford community and the Rotary Club, we will meet these challenges," Branford Counseling & Community Services Executive Director Peter Cimino said.

For tickets, go to Braffle.org.

To learn more about Branford Rotary, and how you can be involved, please visit BranfordRotary.org.

The Branford Rotary Club’s most recent Braffle contributed more than $30,000 to the town’s Basic Needs program, with an additional $15,000 going to other local, regional, and international initiatives that Branford Rotary supports.

Since Braffle’s inception in 2020, it has contributed more than $100,000 to Branford residents in need while also supporting local restaurants.

The 50 participating restaurants are- 9 East – Allegra’s – Arturo’s –
Archie Moore’s – Ashley’s Ice Cream – Branford Town House –
Breakfast Connections – Café Fiore -Capone’s- GW Carson’s – China
Garden – USS Chowder Pot – Crostini – Darbar – Dockside – Doma- Eli’s
– G Café – Genaros – Home – Hornet’s Nest – Indian Neck Pizza – Il
Forno – Jalapeno Heaven – Kampai – La Luna – Lenny’s – Local – Los
Charros (opening April) – LoMonaco’s – Marco’s – Mosaico – Nellie’s –
Nonna Gina’s – Otoulouse – P&M Deli, Pacilieo’s – Parthenon Diner –
Pasta Cosi – Pearl Wine Bar- Pompeo’s – Rossitto’s – Rosso Vino –
Shoreline Café – Siam Orchids – Sky Diner – Stony Creek Market – The
Stand – Thimble Island Brewery – Tommy Sullivan’s.

Braffle and other Branford Rotary Club programs are made possible by the generous support of Branford Rotary Partners : All American Waste, American Polyfilm, Anderson Krause, Branford Building, Branford Dental Care, Branford Road Race, Brown & Knapp/BK Group Benefits,
Burban Landscaping, Cherry Hill Glass, CrossPoint Federal Credit Union, CT Orthopedics, Eventgroove, Evergreen Woods, Guilford Savings Bank, KMK Insulation, MN Reale, Mobeck-Guandalini Insurance, Munger Construction, New Haven Moving Equipment, Raymond James, Salon East, Shoreline Insurance, The Squeri Agency, Terry Architecture and TYCO Printing.

The Rotary Club of Branford, CT is a volunteer group of community leaders from all walks of life who join together to serve. As part of the 1.2 million member Rotary International, our members give their time and expertise to improve lives in Branford, across the Shoreline, and around the world.