LUDLOW, Vt. – The Ludlow Rotary Club is announcing its 68th annual penny sale on Saturday, April 25, at 6 p.m., in the Ludlow Elementary School’s gymnasium. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
This will be the 68th edition of this traditional event that features hundreds of prizes donated by area businesses and individuals, plus a cash raffle. In addition to the prizes and cash raffle, refreshments will be available.
Three rounds of more than 100 prizes for each round can be expected. Tickets for the many prizes offered in each of the three rounds will be sold individually, or at a discount in bundles of six tickets.
The cash raffle, normally conducted at the closure of the penny sale, will offer the following prizes: first prize, $500; second prize, $250; third prize, $150; fourth prize, $100; and fifth prize, $50. Cash raffle tickets will be sold individually, or at a discount in bundles of three tickets.
Cash raffle tickets may be purchased from Ludlow Rotary Club members; at the club’s website, portal.clubrunner.ca/2939; or by sending a check to LARCF Inc., P.O. Box 216, Ludlow, VT 05149. You do not have to be there to win one of these cash raffle prizes, but, if you are in attendance, your award is increased by $25.
Currently, Ludlow Rotary Club members are soliciting area businesses and individuals for donations that may be in the form of merchandise, gift certificates, or cash.
The proceeds from the penny sale help Ludlow Rotary Club underwrite its annual scholarship program for area graduating high school seniors planning advanced educational programs. Through this program, Ludlow Rotary Club has awarded more than $175,000 in scholarship awards during the past 25 years. The annual scholarships awarded last year totaled $9,000 to graduating high school seniors located within the towns of Ludlow, Mount Holly, Plymouth, and Cavendish.
This is a major fundraising effort by the Ludlow Rotary Club, now celebrating its 99th year of community service in the area. Chairing the event are Kim Lampert and Jim Rumrill. Information is also available by calling Lampert at 802-228-4000.