Lyndon Rotary to host penny sale

Lyndon State College
1001 College Road
Lyndonville, Vt 05851

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 9, 2010

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Lyndon Rotary Club to host penny sale.

LYNDONVILLE, Vt.--The Lyndonville Rotary Club will host a Penny Sale on March 6 at Lyndon Institute.

Members of the Lyndon State Rotaract club are selling raffle tickets for this event on campus. The raffle tickets are being sold between now and March 6. The winning raffle tickets will be drawn, and winners announced at the penny sale. Lyndon State Rotaract club president Curtis Mathewson says that winners do not have to be present to claim their prizes, they can be contacted using the information that they provided on their raffle ticket.

There are 5 prizes available for raffle participants to win: a $400 gift card to White’s Market, a $250 gas card from Fordham’s Mobil Mart, 100 gallons of #2 fuel oil from Fred’s Plumbing and Heating (within delivery area), a $500 cherry TV cabinet from Calender Brook Cabinetry, and a $1300 solid cherry table from Stahler Furniture and Lyndon Furniture.

“The penny sale is actually not a sale at all, but more of a lottery,” Mathewson said. “This is the Lyndon Rotary’s single biggest fundraiser that is held annually at Lyndon Institute. Participants in the sale pay $1 to have one ticket with their name on it added to the prize drawing. Anyone can buy any number of tickets for $1 apiece, and a total of 100 tickets will be drawn.”

Mathewson also added that the raffle ticket sales and the penny sale are related, but separate events being hosted by the Rotary. “Essentially, the raffle tickets are an event used to bring attention to the penny sale, and the members of Rotaract have offered to help stir up some publicity on campus for the Rotary,” Mathewson said. “All students, faculty, and staff are welcome and encouraged to buy raffle tickets and to attend the penny sale.”