Category: Fund Raising
Trout Unlimited Supports Local Food Bank
Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited (TU) presented a $600 check to the Westmoreland Food Bank to help those in local communities in need of food. Through its annual, fall meat raffle, TU gave away eight $250 gift cards to either Werry’s Provision Meat Market in Scottdale, or Walmart. TU members sold 801 raffle tickets at $10 each to friends and family members throughout Westmoreland County. The winning numbers were drawn on November 16th and the gift cards were delivered shortly thereafter. TU shared 10% of the raffle profits with its partner, the Food Bank.
“I want to thank the members and all of those who purchased tickets or supported this project in any way”, noted Jennifer Miller, WFB Chief Executive Officer. “We are very grateful for this effort as it helps to feed 8,000 families throughout Westmoreland County who are finding it difficult to make ends meet. With this support we can assure that all neighbors who need our help throughout the year can rest easy knowing that people care enough to make sure that no one has to know the anguish of food insecurity.”
“This is the fourth year we’ve conducted this raffle and shared the profit with the Food Bank. It’s an easy way for our chapter to raise unrestricted funds for community, school and local stream projects” explained Larry Myers, Chapter President. “It’s an opportunity for all of our 500 plus members to get involved in fundraising with minimal effort.” Trout Unlimited also thanks our other partner, Werry’s Provision, for promoting our raffle on their Face Book page and selling tickets at their market. Their market is easy to find near Overton just off Rt. 119, and their meat quality and selection is excellent.
“We gave away one gift card for every 100 tickets sold, which are really good odds.” said Myers. “Winners got to select which gift card they preferred. The final drawing this year was for a $500 gift card. Knowing that each ticket purchased helps those in need of food makes the selling easier. There are many families in our communities who could use a helping hand, and the raffle is a simple means for us to provide that support.”
Congratulations Raffle Winners!
FFTU’s annual “Autumn Special” fundraiser drawing was held this evening at the PA Fly Co fly shop near Acme, PA.
We topped out at 801 tickets sold. That meant we drew seven $250 winning numbers with the last draw for $500.
Here are the winning numbers.
2402
2009
0615
5341
0515
2356
1403
and 0602 for the $500 gift card.
Congratulations to all the winners, and a huge thank you to all who bought and sold tickets making this another successful fundraising event.
2023 Raffle is on!
This year’s FTTU fundraiser has begun. Members have already, or will soon receive their ticket package in the mail. The package contains ten raffle tickets, a letter from our President, and an envelope to return your tickets and payment. We are asking members to buy/sell some or all their tickets to benefit the chapter’s unrestricted funds.
There will be a $250 gift certificate prize drawn for every 100 tickets sold with the last drawing for a $500 prize. The more tickets we sell, the more prizes we will give out. Additionally, 10% of our proceeds will be donated to the Westmoreland County Food Bank.
Fill out the tickets with the purchaser’s name and phone number and send that half of the ticket back to us with a check made out to “Forbes Trail Trout Unlimited” in the envelope provided. Keep the bottom half.
Just discard any unsold tickets.
We ask that you return your tickets by November 11, 2023. The drawing will be held at 6:00 pm November 16, 2023 and you can see it live on FTTU’s Facebook page. We will call the winners immediately after the drawing.
Good Luck to all!
Raffle Prize Donations
We already have a lot of fantastic prizes lined up for the 50th Anniversary Banquet raffle, but if you know of a business that would be willing to donate a prize, you can use the official letter available for download below.
Soliciting raffle prize donations is a good way for members to help the chapter put on a great banquet and celebrate our 50th year. Prizes should have a value of at least the price of a banquet ticket ($35). Thank You!
FTTU Fulfills Promise to Donate Portion of Raffle Profits to the Westmoreland County Food Bank
Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited (TU) recently presented a $600 check to the Westmoreland Food Bank to help those in local communities in need of food. Through its annual, fall meat raffle, TU gave away seven $250 gift cards to either Werry’s Provision Meat Market in Scottdale, or Walmart. TU members sold over 700 raffle tickets at $10 each to friends and family members throughout Westmoreland County. The winning numbers were drawn on November 17th and the gift cards were delivered shortly thereafter. TU donated 10% of the raffle profits to the Food Bank.
“We are grateful to Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited, for once again choosing the Westmoreland Food Bank as their charity of choice for this amazing fundraiser” expressed Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Miller. “We are grateful as well to all who supported it! In this time of uncertainty with inflation and gas prices as they are, we need people and organizations such as this to give a hand up to their neighbors in need. This is, indeed, what they have done!”
“This is an easy way for our chapter to raise unrestricted funds for community, school and local stream projects” explained Larry Myers, Chapter President. “It’s an opportunity for all of our 500 plus members to get involved in fundraising with minimal effort.” Trout Unlimited also thanks our partner, Werry’s Provision, for promoting our raffle on their Face Book page and selling tickets at their market. Their market is easy to find near Overton just off Rt. 119, and their meat quality and selection is excellent.
“We gave away one gift card for every 100 tickets sold, which are really good odds.” said Myers. “Knowing that each ticket purchased helps those in need of food makes the selling very easy. There are many families in our communities who could use a helping hand, and the raffle is a simple means for us to provide that support.”
Thank You For Another Successful Fundraising Raffle
The FTTU Fall fundraiser – “Autumn Special” Raffle wrapped up this evening with the drawing held at PA Fly Co fly shop on Three Mile Hill near Acme, PA. This year, we sold 623 tickets and we drew six winning tickets.
Here are the winning numbers:
4073
2306
0994
2099
0248
0057
Congratulations to the winners. They will have their choice of a $250 gift certificate from Werry’s Provision, Walmart or half and half.
If you have one of the winning numbers, you should have already received a call. If you have a voicemail from us, please call back and state your gift certificate preference. The prizes will be sent out via certified mail.
Thanks to all of you who purchased and/or sold tickets. Check back for a complete financial rundown – 10% of our profits will be donated to the Westmoreland Food Bank.
Raffle Ticket Sales Update
With less than a week to go until the drawing on November 17th, ticket sales have fallen short of last year. We will still make a nice profit of unrestricted funds for the chapters’ use and draw for at least 5 gift certificate prizes.
As of the deadline 11/12/22 we have sold 567 tickets.
Although the deadline for sales has passed, any stragglers still out in the mail will be collected and included in the raffle.
We will award one $250 gift certificate prize for every 100 tickets sold and donate 10% of our profits to the Westmoreland Food Bank.
Thank you and good luck to all who have purchased and/or sold tickets!
The drawing is November 17, 2022 at 6:00 pm, live on the FTTU Facebook page.
Members! Check Your Mailboxes!
The 2022 “Autumn Special” Raffle mailing recently went out to FTTU members.
Inside you will find a letter from President Larry Myers, 10 raffle tickets and a return envelope for your convenience.
Thanks to your past help, FTTU has remained in good financial standing and we have been able to fund all of our activities.
Again this year, we are asking members to buy or sell tickets to raise unrestricted funds for the chapter.
Tickets are also available at Werry’s Provisions – 360 W. Overton Road, Scottdale, PA and PA Fly Co, 166 Three Mile Hill, Acme, PA.
The more tickets sold, the more prizes awarded. One $250 gift certificate for each 100 tickets sold!
FTTU Fufills Promise with Donation to Westmoreland Food Bank
Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited (TU) recently presented a $600 check to the Westmoreland Food Bank to help those in local communities in need of food. Through its annual, fall meat raffle, TU gave away eight $250 gift cards for Bardines Smokehouse in Crabtree. TU members sold over 800 raffle tickets at $10 each to friends and family members throughout Westmoreland County. The eight winning numbers were drawn on November 17th and the gift cards were delivered shortly thereafter. TU donated 10% of the raffle profits to the Food Bank.
“We are grateful to Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited for their true act of selfless giving,” said Jennifer Miller, CEO of the Westmoreland Food Bank. “If it were not for the community and their generosity, we would not be able to do what we do best and that is feed people and nourish lives.”
“This is an easy way for our chapter to raise unrestricted funds for community, school and local stream projects” noted Larry Myers, Chapter President. “It’s an opportunity for all of our 600 members to get involved in fundraising with minimal effort.” This is the second year that Forbes Trail partnered with Bardines and the Food Bank on the meat raffle. We gave away one gift card for every 100 tickets sold, which are really good odds. “Knowing that each ticket purchased helps those in need of food makes the selling very easy.” said Myers. “There are many families in our communities who could use a helping hand, and the raffle is a simple means for us to provide that support.”
Autumn Special Meat Raffle Drawing
The drawing for this year’s FTTU fund-raising raffle was held this evening at the PA Fly Co fly shop on Route 31 in Acme PA.
With some last minute entries, we sold a total of 841 tickets, 324 more than last year! That means we drew 8 winning numbers.
And the winning numbers are…
4009
4847
2726
3247
1224
3385
3673
4389
If you possess one of the winning tickets, you should have already been contacted. Check your voice mail!
The winners will receive one $250.00 Bardine’s gift certificate each.
The drawing was held live on Facebook. Here’s a link to the video. Raffle Drawing.
This year’s raffle was a huge success. FTTU would like to thank all of you for purchasing and selling tickets.
