Rotary Club's Great Golf Ball Drop Raffle Set For Sept. 16

EAST HAVEN, CT — The East Haven Rotary Club holds its third annual Great Golf Ball Drop Raffle
Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. A maximum of 1,200 numbered golf balls will be dropped from a 65-foot boom lift onto the Foxon Recreation League’s field, also known as The Pit.

The person holding the matching ticket number of the ball that lands closest to the marked target in the field wins a $2,000 cash prize. The person who has the matching number ticket for the second-closest ball wins a $1,000 cash prize. And the third prize is a gift basket worth $250.

At a cost of $10 per ball, entry tickets may be purchased online at www.Ehgolfballdrop.com.

Winners need not be present, and the ball drop will be LIVE streamed on the Club’s Facebook page.

All net proceeds will be used by the club for the many community services it provides. East Haven Rotary Club, Inc. is a 501c3 corporation and all purchases may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. All purchases must be made by no later than noon Sept. 16.

The funds received from this event and its very popular Anginette Wars fundraiser are critical. Monies raised help support many free community services, including “Clothe the Children” and its annual commitment to provide over 250 free Thanksgiving meals for in need citizens.

And, due to the success of this fundraiser, the Club has been able to continue its partnership with Camp Rising Sun, which welcomes any child from five to 17 who has faced a diagnosis of cancer. These children enjoy a full week of fun and friendship at the camp.

East Haven Rotary has made a commitment that 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, founded in 1939, is in its 85th year and has over the many decades been involved in thousands of projects helping the residents of not just East Haven but also around the world.