Would you like to win a Mercury Cougar? How about a Corvette Coupe or a Ford Mustang GT? How would you like to win any of these cars and at the same time give a donation to charity?
“Welcome to America’s Most Popular Raffle Website” is what greets online visitors of www.dreamcarraffles.com. How can this website not be popular? It contains a list of all the cars you’ve ever dreamed of owning. With as little as ten dollars, you can join up and have the chance of winning a 2009 Roush P51-B Mustang. But this is not what makes this raffle great. Ticket proceeds of this raffle will benefit the fund raising efforts for the Saint Michael School in Greenville, PA. If you navigate through their website, you can see the list of charities go on and on – from Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. to Ronald McDonald House of Charities.
DreamCarRaffles.Com is an innovation in fund-raising. Instead of begging for donations, this non-profit organization made an ingenious attempt to solicit people’s participation by introducing dream car prizes in the form of raffles. The proceeds of the raffle tickets sold are donated to people helping people organizations just like the ones that are beneficiaries of the raffles. Millions of people enter the sweeps everyday in the hope of winning a big ticket item. People normally gravitate to chance and luck, hence the popularity of lotto outlets and casinos. Finally, there is an option for you to help organizations that help others just by having a go on the game of luck.
If you have time and you believe that luck is on your side, go and visit www.dreamcarraffles.com. Take your time and go through the list upon list of cars that may one day be yours. More importantly, read through the different organizations and the causes that they are supporting. You will find many worthwhile projects that are worth your time. If you belong to a company that practices corporate social responsibility, why not sponsor any of the not-for-profit organizations that are listed on their site? Alternatively, you may want to advertise on their site and be one of its many supporters. Be involved and support. The ticket you buy may win you a car but the real winners are the charities behind the raffle. With luck and a lot of good intentions, this may be the best investment you and your company could make for those who really need your help.
