Grand Raffle 2024 Official Rules
Congratulations to our 2024 Grand Raffle Winners!
First Prize: Cindy Martinelli & Rosemary Peltier
Second Prize: Fran Sebastion & Jackie Lombardi
Third Prize: Gina Volpe-Beasley & J’Laine Pergola
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church (The “Church”), a Colorado non-profit and tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3), is conducting a Raffle. Proceeds from the Raffle will be used for ongoing church operations and maintenance. By purchasing or holding a Raffle ticket (“Ticket”), each buyer agrees to the following rules:
Cost of tickets:
The cost of a Raffle ticket is $100. The odds of winning are 1 in 400. ONLY 400 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD. Please note that the purchase price of the ticket is NOT tax deductible.
Prizes:
Six cash prizes will be awarded:
First prize = (2) drawings for $5,000
Second prize = (2) drawings for $1,500
Third prize = (2) drawings for $1,000
How to purchase tickets:
In the Parish Office at 3549 Navajo Street Denver, CO, M–F from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
From approved sellers. Please contact the Parish Office at 303-455-0447 or stop by at 3549 Navajo Street Denver, CO M–F from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM for contact name and contact information.
After all weekend Masses in the church vestibule
Raffle rules are available for review at the following locations: The Parish Office, the website, and all entrances of the Church. Approved sellers will also have copies available.
Tickets may be sold up to the drawing date and time if available. Contact the Parish Office at 303-455-0447 with questions.
All Raffle ticket sales are final. The Raffle drawing will take place on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM at 3549 Navajo Street. The drawing will be held under the supervision of the Pastor, the Business Manager, Bazaar Committee co-chairs, and the certified Games Managers. The prize drawing is open to the public and the winner need not be present to win. To be eligible to purchase a ticket, the purchaser must be at least 18 years old at the time of purchase. The ticket contains two (2) parts. Both parts are numbered. One side of the ticket is the “Stub”. It has space for the purchaser’s name, address, and phone. The other side of the ticket is the “Ticket” and has the raffle winning prize information. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel will retain the purchaser’s Stub and place it in the Church safe until the grand prize drawing takes place on July 21st.
If the winning ticket(s) is purchased by several individuals, the first individual listed will be given the prize monies in a check and will be responsible for distributing these monies to other parties. Please note taxes are NOT collected by the Church and are the responsibility of the prize winner(s). Our Lady of Mt. Carmel reserves the right to reject any entry form that it deems defective. The Church will contact prizewinners using information provided on the winning Stub. If a prizewinner does not contact the Church within ten (10) business days after the first initial contact notifying them of their winnings, then the Church will give notice to the prizewinner by U.S. Postal certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address on the Stub. This notice shall state (a) the prize won, (b) a telephone number of a contact person at the Church, and (c) time and location where the winning prize can be claimed. To collect the winning prizes, each prizewinner is required to submit their Ticket, and provide the ticket stub and photo ID (e.g. Driver's License, passport, etc.). After all the prizes are awarded, a list of the prizewinners will be posted on the Church website: www.ourladymountcarmel.com and in the Church bulletin the following week after the close of the bazaar.
Each ticket holder/buyer agrees that the Church and the Archdiocese of Denver are not responsible for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with, or as a result of this Raffle. Ticket holders/buyers release and agree to indemnify, defend, protect, and hold harmless the Church and the Archdiocese of Denver.
This Raffle is being conducted pursuant to Bingo-Raffles License #2024-19264 issued to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, and is being conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Colorado Constitution (Section 2 of Article XVIII), Colorado’s Bingo and Raffles Law (Colorado Revised Statutes, Title 24, Article 21, Part 6”, and Colorado’s Rules Covering and Regulating Bingo/Raffles (8 CCR 1505-2). This Raffle is void where prohibited by law.