The Sidney by the Sea Rotary Club has found these treasures here on the Peninsula and there are two ways you can share in the gold and diamonds.
The gold is mined each week through the Gold Mine Raffle, a weekly 50/50 draw.
Playing the game is easy. Contest participants simply register by purchasing a ticket number for a toonie at a local participating merchant. Each week, you visit one of the 13 participating businesses and play your number for a toonie, depositing it in the contest box. On Mondays, the boxes are collected, the toonies counted and the winning number selected. The winner receives 50% of that week’s proceeds, 25% goes to the week’s featured charity and 25% goes to the Sidney by the Sea Rotary Club to put towards additional projects in our community. The weekly pot has been growing, proving that the more people who play, the bigger the winnings!
The “Diamonds are Forever” at the Rotary Club’s Monte Carlo Gala – the best night you can have in Sidney with your clothes on! On May 14, come out in your finest and try your luck at the gaming tables, bid on some great auction items, dance the night away and try your martini shaken, not stirred!
Tickets are on sale through the Mary Winspear Centre box office and online (250-656-0275; www.marywinspear.ca). This year three community groups are partnering with Rotary on this event – ORCCA Dental Clinic in Sidney, which provides dental care to disadvantaged children and youth under 19 years of age; Victoria Parkinson and Epilepsy Society; and Mercy Ships, which provides urgently needed dental and surgical care in Africa. Come out and have a great time and do some good at the same time. This almost-annual event sells out quickly, so get your tickets early!
For fun instructions on how to play the weekly 50/50 Rotary Gold Mine Raffle and details on the Monte Carlo Gala, visit www.sidneybythesearotary.ca. For up-to-date information on Gold Mine and Monte Carlo like the Sidney by the Sea Rotary Facebook page.
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