Dell Rapids Lions hosted one of their monthly meat raffles on Friday, Feb. 2nd, at Norby's on Main Street in Dells. "We had a good crowd of enthusiastic ticket buyers, as well as Lions who sold the tickets," said Lion Marlowe Hovey, co-chair of the club's fundraising event.

Nine rounds of 32 tickets are sold for $1 each. The game wheel is spun at the end of each round of ticket sales. The winner chooses their prize from a selection of packages of meat provided by the local County Fair grocery store. The numbers adjacent to the winner each receive a token for a free drink from Norby's.

Tickets in the 10th and final round sell for $5 each, with that winner getting the last package of meat and half of that round's pot, $80.

Proceeds (less the cost of the meat) go into a club account used only for the benefit of the community, like the club's $1000 scholarship for a local high school senior, the local food bank, eyeglasses or hearing aides for qualifying persons in need, or other purposes specifically approved by Lions Clubs International. That is true of all fundraisers conducted by the club. "Our meat raffles have been a reliable source of income for our club," said Hovey. "This partnership with Norby's and County Fair gives us the ability to financially support many local needs."

Only two Lions meat raffles remain on the calendar before the summer break. They will be on Fridays, March 1st and April 5th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
 

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Connie Michel (right) spun the wheel which landed on Kerri Foster's lucky number in the 10th round of the Lions February 1st meat raffle at Norby's. Kerri's son Porter got brief custody of the cash his mother won.