Really BIG Raffle in its 15th year
The North Idaho College Foundation’s Really BIG Raffle will kick into high gear as regional outlets begin selling tickets for the drawing to win a new $300,000 grand prize home.
Ticket outlets include Stock Building Supply of Coeur d’Alene; Super 1 Foods in Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls, Hayden and Rathdrum; Stein’s IGA in Rathdrum, Kellogg and Osburn; Trading Co. Stores in Post Falls; Lake City Ford in Coeur d’Alene; Riverside Auto Center in Bonners Ferry; the NIC Workforce Training Center in Post Falls; and the NIC Foundation Office on NIC’s main Coeur d’Alene campus. Tickets can be also purchased online.
Only 5,000 tickets will be sold at $100 each prior to the July 9 drawing. More than $335,000 in prizes will be given away. In addition to the $300,000 grand prize house, other major prizes include a $20,000 car, a $10,000 boat, a $3,500 vacation package and a $2,000 shopping spree. Those that purchase tickets on or before May 31 also qualify for early bird prizes, a $500 Costco gift card and a bed and breakfast getaway.
This year’s house is under construction at 2806 Marceille Drive in Greenstone’s Coeur d’Alene Place, a planned neighborhood with tree-lined streets, walking paths and park areas. With more than 2,300 square feet of finished living area and a full unfinished basement, this craftsman-style home will be loaded with upgrades including a gas fireplace, air conditioning, maple cabinets and a fully landscaped lot.
This year marks the 15th annual event, which is a collaboration between volunteers, sponsors, community supporters and NIC’s carpentry students, who utilize the raffle and the construction of the house as a working laboratory for the carpentry program.
This year’s class of 10 first-year and four second-year carpentry students will complete most phases of house’s construction under the supervision of instructor Dave McRae.
The Really BIG Raffle is the NIC Foundation’s largest annual fundraiser. All proceeds support student needs, programs to encourage outstanding instruction and funds for building projects at North Idaho College. The raffle is sponsored in part this year by Stock Building Supply of Coeur d’Alene and Greenstone Homes and Neighborhoods.