Raffle for a Play House to Benefit the Foothills Child Advocacy Center
Foothills Child Advocacy Center has partnered with the Central Virginia Chapter #375 of NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) to build a children’s play house named the Lemon Drop Children’s Play House. The play house will be raffled off for the benefit of Foothills Child Advocacy Center. The tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at the following locations:
- Digs, Inc. map
1030 Linden Ave., Charlottesville, Va. 22902
- Petit Bebe map
112 W. Main Street, Charlottesville, Va. 22902
- Shenanigans map
2146 Barracks Road, Charlottesville, Va. 22903 - Ferguson Enterprises
2 Charlottesville locations:
505 Garrett St map
2325 Seminole Trail map
The Play House will be on display at the Albemarle County Fair July 29th through August 3rd and tickets will be available.
There will be no more than 2500 tickets sold at $10.00 a piece or 3 for $25.00.
The drawing will be August 15, 2008, at 5:30 PM at the Foothills Center at 308 10th Street, Suite 1, Charlottesville, Virginia.
You do not have to be present to win.
Generous Supporters
The Central Virginia Chapter #375 of NAWIC and Foothills Child Advocacy Center
wish to thank the following individuals and companies for their generous support of the
Lemon Drop Children’s Play House Project
Digs, Inc
Luck Stone
SDE Design
Rosalind Tirrell
Ferguson Enterprises
Stock Building Supply
Patti and Steve Molter
Charlottesville Press, Inc
Valley Industrial Piping, Inc.
Connie Deatherage and Andy Hight
Moores Electrical & Mechanical Construction, Inc
Piedmont Virginia Community College Construction Academy
From Channel 19's Report on July 15, 2008
A child's play house will be raffled off to raise money for the Foothills Child Advocacy Center. Foothills is a non-profit that provides a safe haven for children who have fallen victim to abuse and assault.
With dozens of non-profits in the Charlottesville area, it's difficult to come up with new and exciting fundraisers.
“Instead of another golf tournament or something like that, I just thought a playhouse with children is just a good fit,” secretary/treasure of the board of the Foothills Child Advocacy Center, Jane Tirrell said.
Teaming up with the Charlottesville chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction, Foothills chose to build a play house to raffle off in the community.
“This has been a labor of love for us we've just really gotten into it,” vice president of the Charlottesville chapter of NAWIC, Connie Deatherage said. “We wanted to do a hands-on project like this.”
NAWIC members say for the last 3 to 4 months they’ve been pleased to see the project progress from the ground up.
”We chose a set of plans that were very detailed. One person is really good at picking out materials another is good at giving advice on roofing and things, so we've just combined all of our skills,” Deatherage said.
Several organizations have lent a helping hand by donating space and building materials.
“Anything we can do to help people who are possibly disadvantaged or helping people who are in the construction field is certainly something we're interested in hearing about,” Caitilin Mohr of the PVCC Construction Academy said.
The women say in addition to building the house, they’ve built bonds with each other. While the money still needs to be raised, they say the experience has been great.
“Everyone has grown so much though this experience, personally my skill level is so much better than it was before,” NAWIC member, Jessica Ammons said.
“We hope the community supports us because it's a great organization, and we need your support,” Tirrell said.
Tickets for the Play house will go on sale Wednesday, July 16th at the following locations:
Digs, Inc. 1030 Linden Ave. Charlottesville, Va. 22902
Petit Bebe 112 W. Main Street Charlottesville, Va. 22902
Shenanigans 2146 Barracks Road, Charlottesville, Va. 22903
Ferguson Enterprises 2 Charlottesville locations: 505 Garrett St, and 2325 Seminole Trail
Tickets will also be available at the Albemarle County Fair July 29 through August 3.
For more information visit foothillscac.org
Rules & Regulations
1. There will be one prize. The prize will be one play house, named the Lemon Drop Play House, valued at $5000. The materials for the play house were donated by the individuals and companies listed on the back, and the play house was constructed by the Central Virginia Chapter #375 of the National Association of Women in Construction for the benefit of the Foothills Child Advocacy Center, a nonprofit organization for child victims of abuse.
2. The price per ticket is $10.00 or 3 for $25.00, payable by cash or check. If paying by check, make the check payable to the order of Foothills Child Advocacy Center (the check may be mailed to 308 10th Street NE, Suite 1, Charlottesville, VA 22902).
3. Individual purchasers of the raffle tickets must be 18 years of age or older.
4. Cash and checks will be deposited once a week. Checks that are returned for insufficient funds or other reasons will disqualify the ticket covered by such check, and the ticket will be returned to the sender.
5. The maximum number of tickets that will be sold is 2500. Ticket sales will cease when that number is reached, and any checks received following the cutoff date will be returned to the sender.
6. With one prize being offered, the odds of winning are 1 in 2500.
7. Sales of tickets will end August 14, 2008. The Play House Raffle committee reserves the right in the event that 1500 tickets have not been sold by August 14, 2008, to extend the project 30 days.
8. The prize is subject to, and the Winner is fully responsible for federal, state and local income taxes on the fair market value of the play house approximated to be $5000. The Foothills Child Advocacy Center and the National Association for Women in Construction have no responsibility for the payment of any taxes associated with the prizes.
9. The $10.00 ticket price is not deductible for income tax purposes as a charitable deduction.
10. Proceeds of the Raffle are for the benefit of the Foothills Child Advocacy Center.
11. The public drawing will be held August 15, 2008 at Foothills Child Advocacy Center, 308 10th Street, Suite 1, Charlottesville, Va. at 5:30 pm. You may attend the drawing.
12. The Winner need not be present to win. If the Winner is not present, the Winner will be notified via telephone and email on August 17, 2008.
13. Each numbered Raffle ticket stub will be placed in the Raffle ticket container. The Winner will be determined by a random drawing of purchased tickets. The Winner will be identified based on the name as it appears on the corresponding raffle ticket stub.
14. The Raffle Winner will need to demonstrate proof of purchase by showing the raffle ticket receipt.
15. The Raffle Winner must accept ownership of the prize within in two (2) weeks of the Raffle drawing date. If the raffle prize is refused, not claimed, or if the Winner cannot be located within two (2) weeks of the drawing, the Foothills Child Advocacy Center shall conduct another drawing using the original pool of ticket stubs.
16. The play house will be transported free of charge to an accessible location specified by the Winner by Digs Inc. The location must be within 50 miles of Charlottesville, Virginia. Gravel to place under the play house will be donated and delivered by Luck Stone within 50 miles of Charlottesville, Virginia.
17. The officers and directors of the National Association of Women in Construction and the Foothills Child Advocacy Center, and the spouses and immediate families of same, are ineligible to participate in the raffle.
18. Check our website foothillscac.org or telephone 434/971-7234 for additional information and notification of the raffle date.
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