Edit (February 28, 2019): Please note that we have received an extension to continue selling tickets, and the new draw date/time/location is: August 25 at 6 p.m. during Viva Italia, in front of the Italian Centre (10878 95 Street).

Win a trip for two to anywhere in Italy and support Boyle McCauley News in 2019! This raffle will help us towards our goal of long-term financial sustainability.

The Boyle McCauley News is so grateful to Teresa Spinelli, owner of the Italian Centre Shop, who stepped up for the community and donated the airfare portion of the $5000 prize!

The main highlights:

Raffle tickets are $10/each. You may buy as many as you wish – no quantity is too small!
To purchase tickets (or for more information) simply email Paula at editor@bmcnews.org with “ITALY RAFFLE” in the subject line.
You can pay for your tickets via e-transfer and we’ll mail the tickets to your mailing address.
Prize value $5,000. Winners choose the trip dates (within one year of the draw). Draw date is August 25, 2019. All Alberta residents are eligible, and there is no need to be at the gala to win – we’ll get in touch if you’re the winner!

For more information, check out the rules below.

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OFFICIAL RAFFLE RULES:

Boyle Street McCauley Community Newspaper Society Raffle Rules

License #510631

Win a trip for two to anywhere in Italy. Prize value $5,000.

Prize must be awarded within a year of the date of the draw. Prize may be transferred to another person, i.e. as a gift to another person in the event the winner cannot travel.

Value is based on one week of accommodation and airfare. Prize winners may opt to stay longer at their own cost. Boyle McCauley News will pay for accommodation up to a value of $3,000. We will work with the prize winners to ensure the best value for the dollar amount. If accommodation is less than that amount, the winner will receive the balance in cash for the trip.

The draw will be on August 25, 2019 at 6 p.m. during Viva Italia, in front of the Italian Centre (10878 95 Street).

Tickets may also be purchased from board members or staff, or designated businesses in the community.

Tickets are $10 each. Only 2,500 tickets will be printed.

You must be 18 or over to purchase a ticket.

Customer can also submit an order to purchase tickets by e-mail to editor@bmcnews.org. Orders must include name/address/telephone number. When order to purchase and payment match are verified, only then will a hard-copy paper raffle ticket be issued

1 copy – raffle ticket mailed/delivered to customer
1 copy – ticket stub retained for entry into draw

In the event we are unable to sell enough tickets by the draw date, we will request an extension to make the draw at Viva Italia Viva Edmonton in August of 2019.