FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact
Stefanie Horn
(203) 249-4048
communications@jlsn.org
Ticket Sales Underway for Annual JLSN Raffle
Darien, CT (October 24, 2017): The Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk, Inc. (JLSN) is selling tickets for its annual raffle, benefiting a variety of community projects in the local area. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased through League members or by emailing fundraising@jlsn.org. Payments will be accepted via cash or check.
Prizes include:
$500 to American Express
$500 to Amazon.com
$250 to Vineyard Vines
$250 to Brooks Brothers
$200 to Target
$100 to Whole Foods Market
$100 to Starbucks
$100 to Mobil
The raffle drawing will be Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at 6 p.m. at Serendipity Labs (700 Canal Street, Stamford, CT 06902). Ticket holders do not need to be present to win.
JLSN President, Char Zoller explains, “Supporting the Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk’s Fall Raffle is more than just an opportunity to win a great prize – it is an opportunity to support community programs in the greater Stamford-Norwalk area, specifically impacting early childhood literacy and school readiness, as well as the development of women community leaders right here in our own backyard.”
JLSN women plan, organize, and execute community service events in Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, New Canaan, Wilton, Weston, Westport, and Ridgefield. Through the League’s Signature Project, Read 2 Succeed, we work to get more books into the hands of young readers and provide literacy-themed events to children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds within our service area. We focus on reading aloud to children, making books accessible to children and helping parents be effective advocates for their child’s education.
About the Junior League of Stamford Norwalk
One of 292 member Leagues of the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI), the Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk, Inc. (JLSN) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Since 2013, JLSN’s primary focus has been on improving school readiness and literacy among elementary school children while continuing to support ongoing community programs and Done in a Day service initiatives. JLSN has over 300 active and sustaining members residing in Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, New Canaan, Wilton, Weston, Westport, and Ridgefield. For more information, visit https://www.jlsn.org.
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