The Moose Jaw Shrine Club is once again offering a chance to win a classic car with their second annual car raffle, after a successful first year with the fundraiser in 2019.
This year, the Shrine Club has a 1987 Little Red Corvette, as they’re calling it, that is ready to go home with a lucky winner this fall.
The Corvette was purchased last year at the Barrett Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona — the largest car auction in the world — and features an all-red interior and exterior, and a supercharged engine.
“It's red-on-red, black Targa roof, and an absolutely beautiful little car,” said raffle chairperson Aaron Ruston.
The Shrine Club has 3,000 tickets available for the raffle this year, priced at $20 each. Saskatchewan residents can purchase their tickets right up until the draw date on Sept. 19 at 11 p.m, which will hopefully take place at the Little Chicago Trips to Paradise event at the Exhibition grounds.
Last year’s car raffle featured a special edition 1964 Player’s Mustang, which raised a total of $41,900 for the club — $21,000 after factoring in the purchase of the car.
Ruston said the tickets sold so well that the Shrine Club actually decided to increase the number of tickets for this year’s raffle, from 2,500 to 3,000.
All of the proceeds from the car raffle will go directly to the Shrine Club’s mission, which is to provide supports for sick children across the country. The focus of this fundraiser, said Ruston, is to cover transportation costs for children and their families so they can receive specialized medical treatment from a Shriners Hospital.
“Every penny literally goes back to help the children,” said Ruston. “The whole premise of the Shrine Club is to raise money for sick children, and the treatment of sick children.”
The Shrine Club is hoping to see Moose Jaw show plenty of interest in the raffle once again this year, especially since the majority of events where they would normally sell tickets and show off their car — like Moose Jaw Warrior games and local car shows — have been cancelled.
“We're really asking people to jump on board and get a ticket from us [because] one-on-one is how we're going to be able to meet our objective, and that to help as many children as we can in 2020,” said Ruston.
Tickets are available to purchase by calling the Shrine Club office at 1 (306) 693-5788, or by texting or calling Scott at 1 (306) 631-8318.
