2nd OSHAWA OPTIMIST HAS RAPID FIRE SALES ON DAY ONE

Oshawa, Nov 21 – It’s quite a week-end in gross raffle ticket sales to date as our Optimist Club of Oshawa membership continues it’s amazing rapid pace.  On Thurs. Nov 20th we completed finalized sales three days ahead of schedule  for the OHL Jan. 11th  “Gens vs Petes” tickets at the GM Centre plus a pre-game meal at Johnny’s Eatery for the lucky winner under license M567678, Allotment called for 700 tickets to be sold.”We finished 3 days of schedule compared to last year” smiled a contended chair Greg Bamber. This permitted the members to jump start our second raffle three days ahead at the Five-Points Mall.

Our second raffle is unique and has nothing to do with sports. Four prizes will be awarded including a lst price of a Hand Knitted Quilt with a retail value of $500.00, a set of T-Fal  of assorted pots and pans, three different sizes of stick free frying pans. This package has retail of $150.00. Third and Four prize is a Dinning Out package from the Tickled Toad Pub & Grill with Ten dinner, ten lunches and five deserts. This VIP package has a value in savings of $450.00 for 3rd and 4th prize respectively.

We generated $173.00 in first day sales. Only 297 tickets are printed and are sold in squares. Entering Sat. Nov 22 sales only 210 squares remain. As an added bonus Walmart Canada Stevenson Road general manager Howard  Kerr has promise to match every sale dollar for dollar.

Sales continue this weekend at the 5-Point mall. Sat. Nov 22 from 10:00 am till 6:00 pm and Sun.Nov 23 from 12 noon till 5:00 pm. The sales is located outside  Dollarama and the inside entrance to Zellers. It’s busy area.  Our roving sales team will finalize all raffle sales on Sat. Dec. 13 at the Stevenson Road- Walmart location from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Bamber has high praise for his dedicated workers handling the raffle to-date. Marg Ross, Neil Metcalfe, Kenny Ferrill, Stephen Hambley and Jim Shaw have excelled in sales skills.

All proceeds go directly to the 2008-25th Annual Food Hamper/Toy deliveries on Sun. Dec 21. Lucky winners for both raffles will be announced that same day.  This is one of the busiest time of the year for our volunteer organization and any “Friend of the Optimist”  wishing to help may contact raffle ticket coordinator Greg Bamber 905-723-7817 or email fundraisers@oshawaoptimist.ca or Jim Shaw 905-576-6919 or email at treasurer@oshawaoptimist.ca

On Sat 22nd  the Oshawa  Optimist bi-monthly Sat. Nite Bingo goes at the Hideway Bingo Hall in Whitby. This is another fundraiser with profits exclusive set aside for the 2008 Food Hampers and Toys

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