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!

Bucks for Backpacks Raffle Prizes

& drawing party details

Raffle Prizes

  • 1st Prize – $8,000
  • 2nd Prize – $4,000
  • 3rd Prize – $2,000
  • 2 Winners Receive – $500
  • 15 Winners Receive – $200
  • 20 Winners Receive – $100

Drawing Party Information

  • Where – Sawmill Saloon & Restaurant
  • When – Thursday, December 5th from 6PM-8PM
  • FREE Appetizers & Split-the-Pot drawings for all ticket holders!
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"Try It Out" Northland Summer Activities Event logo

The Hibbing Area Chamber of Commerce Outdoor Tourism Committee and the Minnesota Discovery Center invite you to the Redhead Mountain Bike Park to experience a few of the great outdoor activities our region offers with the “Try It Out” Northland Summer Activities event.

You will have the opportunity to try out kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking and hiking with experienced volunteers from our community.
This activity will give you the advantage of learning proper safety, equipment use and a guided tour of the area.
For some of the activities 30 West and the Minnesota Discovery Center will be loaning out “adult” sized equipment.
Registration for the “Try It Out” Northland Summer Activities is required to reserve your spot in line, please fill out one registration form per participant.
Each activity will begin at the top of the hour beginning at 4:00 PM with the last opportunity offered at 7:00 PM.
Registration is required to hold equipment.
Equipment will be held with a registration until 10 minutes after the hour.  After which, equipment will be released for those at the park who would like to participate. All equipment for this event is adult sized.

WHERE:

Minnesota Discovery Center’s Redhead MTB Park Trailhead entrance 1005 Discovery Drive Chisholm, MN

WHEN:

August 24th 2023 4PM-7PM

Register for a FREE activity at the “Try It Out” Northland Summer Activities Event now!

For Questions please contact:
Hibbing Area Chamber Of Commerce
Phone: 218-262-3895
Want to see more events & news in the Chisholm area? Visit us at our City of Chisholm 55719 website for more!