Raffle ticket purchases go to cancer research

Sunday, 01 November 2009 23:00

Sales associates from William Raveis offices throughout four states can be seen surrounded by pink and white balloons, selling raffle tickets for the William Raveis Breast Cancer Research Fund at carnivals, sporting events, shopping centers, in front of their offices and in front of grocery stores.

The William Raveis New Canaan office recently sold tickets in conjunction with Paint the Town Pink’s “Mile of Pink.” According to Sales Manager Gillian De Palo, the office has sold hundreds of tickets so far.

William Raveis, chairman and CEO, said the company expects to sell 40,000 tickets this year, with a goal of raising $1.3 million.

The money raised by the company will benefit the William Raveis ACS Navigator Care Program at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington and the Navigator Care Program at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, in Boston, Mass. The program provides guidance and support for cancer patients, their families and caregivers as they face the logistical, financial and emotional challenges of their unique cancer experience.

Tickets are $5 each, with 20 spectacular prizes including an 18-carat gold necklace with diamond; a 50-inch Panasonic plasma TV; a $1,000 gift card redeemable at Home Depot; four Red Sox tickets redeemable at Fenway Park in Boston; a $600 gift card redeemable at Dell; a Canon nine-megapixel digital camera with Canon Pixma mobile photo printer; two adult New York CityPasses redeemable at CityPass, with $100 gift cards redeemable at Patina Group Restaurants; a $500 gift card redeemable at Pottery Barn, and more. To preview the entire list of prizes, visit raveis.com and click on the William Raveis Breast Cancer Research Fund link.

The drawing will be held December 2 at the William Raveis headquarters.