2005 ST. PATTY'S DAY REVERSE RAFFLE

Were you at the 4th Annual St. Patrick's Day Reverse Raffle on Thursday, March 10th? Did you feel the Luck o' the Irish? Raffle tickets were  purchased for $100  - some bought one or more and split them with their friends and associates. There were two parallel raffles each with a $4,000 prize - only 100 tickets in each raffle.

What a great event with 65 in attendance. "Ref" Craig Ochoa and assistant Darrel Malcom had 'no skin' in the game and pulled the NON-winning numbers for several hours. In the end 10 people went home with more than their ticket price. Thanks to all who purchased tickets and thanks to our chair, Jim Hodgdon, our registration assistants, Riz Bhatti and Heather Anderson from Hilton Garden Inn and our Raffle Prize donors:

Spavone's Ristorante, The HBC Group, Brunswick Zone, North Gary Auto, Foxfire Restaurant, National City Bank, Saverino & Associates, Alberto's Ristorante, Hollywood Kennels/Firewood and LaSalle Bank.

Thanks to ticket sponsors Allegra Print & Imaging and North Gary Auto. Special thanks to the Holiday Inn for preparing some spectacular food -- can't beat Corned beef when you're celebrating a 'green' holiday!