United Way of Northeast Minnesota’s Bucks for Backpacks Raffle is back and tickets are now available for purchase! Only 400 tickets are available and, with 40 cash prizes, one in every four tickets is a winner (can’t beat those odds). Tickets are $100 each and the grand prize is $8,000 – ticket winners do not have to be present at the drawing to win.

Want to get your ticket now? Email Elizabeth Kelly at elizabeth@unitedwaynemn.org or call her at 218-215-2422 to secure yours while they are available!

If you would like to see additional details and updates on the raffle and the drawing party visit the event page on the United Way of Northeast Minnesota website or visit the event on Facebook to keep up to date with details!

What is the raffle about?

Every Bucks for Backpacks ticket purchase supports United Way’s Buddy Backpacks program which provides nutritious & shelf stable meal kits with child-friendly food items to in-need students referred by school staff. Enrolled students largely rely on school meals, and Buddy Backpacks sustain them every weekend and holiday break during the school year when they otherwise may not have enough to eat.

If you would like to know more about the UWNEMN Buddy Backpacks program, would like to volunteer, or to donate to the program directly, visit the Buddy Backpacks page on the official United Way website!