East Haven Rotary's Great Golf Ball Drop Raffle Top Prize Is $1,500

EAST HAVEN, CT —The East Haven Rotary Club holds its second annual “Great Golf Ball Drop Raffle” Sept. 17 at 1 p.m.

A helicopter will drop up to 1,500 numbered golf balls onto the Foxon Recreation League’s field, AKA “The Pit,” on Maple Street in the Foxon area of East Haven.

The ball that lands closest to the marked target in the field will win the holder of the ticket that matches that numbered ball, a $1,500 cash prize.

The person who has the matching number ticket for the second-closest ball will win a $500 cash
prize. Third prize is $250.

Entry tickets can be purchased online at www.Ehgolfballdrop.com and cost $10 per ball. Winners need not be present and the ball drop will be live-streamed on the Club’s Facebook site.

All net proceeds will be used by the club for the many community services it provides.

The East Haven Rotary Club, Inc. is a 501c3 corporation and all purchases may tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. All purchases must be made by no later than Sept. 14. Funds rasied from this event and the “Anginette Wars” fundraiser are, the Rotary Club says, "critical" as it continues community service programs including Clothe the Children and free Thanksgiving meals for those in need.

Recently, the Club announced a new partnership with Camp Rising Sun, located in Colebrook. It welcomes any child aged 5-17, who has faced a diagnosis of cancer, giving these children a full week of fun and friendship. East Haven Rotary has made a commitment that beginning this summer, the Club will sponsor a deserving local child each year, enabling them to attend the camp. Corporate sponsorships are also available.

For more information, contact Rotarian Frank Gentilesco, Jr. at (203) 627-0602.

The East Haven Rotary Club is now in its 84th year, as it was founded in 1939. Since that time, Rotarians from East Haven have been involved in thousands of projects helping the residents of not just East Haven but also around the world.