2023 District Fundraising Raffle

Win up to $5,000 in our raffle!

The GATEway District’s fundraising raffle tickets are on sale NOW! And if you ain’t in it, you ain’t gonna win it! Ticket price is $100 per ticket. The GATEway District is asking each of our clubs to sell tickets not only to our membership, but to the general public as well.

Click here to order your ticket(s).

The success of this raffle will have a significant impact on the services and programs the district will offer to its clubs, membership, and the communities they serve. Help the GATEway District help you, your club, and your community. The challenge is for every ticket a member buys, two are sold to non-members. Come on, let’s make this fundraiser a roaring success!

The goal is to sell 300 tickets and raise $25,000. That’s approximately 5 tickets per Club. Don’t miss out on this fun way to support the GATEway District and win big. The cutoff date for purchasing tickets is August 5, 2023.

Raffle proceeds will be used to provide services to Clubs and District events, training, conferences, convention, marketing efforts and scholarship programs.

For a copy of the rules, click on:  GATEway Fund Raiser Rules.

For further information or questions, send an email to: raffle@gatewayoptimists.org

 

Photography Contest for Students

Photographers for the contest should be students at any
age up through high school and prior to post-secondary
education. Students are asked to submit photos that
illustrate/exemplify one of the ten verses/lines of “The
Optimist Creed”. This contest’s purpose is to expose young
people to “The Optimist Creed” and our philosophy of
Optimism and to assist them with developing an interest
in the area of photography.

The GATEway District will hold the district contest at our August convention, with attendees voting for the district winners .  Clubs please try to have your contests finished prior to schools letting out for the summer, ( while still in contact with students).

*The rules give a lot of latitude to how clubs can hold their contest and what prizes they want to award .  Our district is allotting the same amount of prize money as last year: $125 for first place , $75 for 2nd , and $50 for 3rd  .

Clubs can contact Alan Flint, Activities Chair, with any questions: aflint@buckjones.com

GATEway Optimists