	{"id":71732,"date":"2020-10-01T04:59:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T18:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=71732"},"modified":"2020-10-01T11:13:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T01:13:37","slug":"springfest-raffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/springfest-raffle\/","title":{"rendered":"Try your luck in SpringFest\u2019s prize-packed raffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TWENTY thousand tickets are up for grabs as of today in the 2020 Ultimate SpringFest Online Raffle, fundraising for the event\u2019s five community partners.<\/p>\n<p>One hundred prize packs will be won to give many people a chance to add a touch of SpringFest to their home.<\/p>\n<p>One hundred and fifty businesses, which would have been stallholders at SpringFest Market Sunday, have donated products to create a total prize pool worth more than $18,000, with the top three prizes all worth more than $1000.<\/p>\n<p>Rotary Club of Ballarat president, Alan Campbell said the raffle prizes are as varied as a real day at the SpringFest market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could win an Apple iPad, Giant bike, paranormal experience, 100 bottles of beer, a holiday voucher, and everything in between,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrizes have been generously donated from our SpringFest stall holders and sponsors, and our mission this year is to not only raise funds for our community partners via the online raffle but to also shine a bright light on the businesses who have contributed to the raffle.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-71735\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/10\/1W5A8582-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a tough year for a number of them, with many of the traditional markets cancelled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Club and SpringFest committee hope Ballarat will continue to support these businesses beyond the raffle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may be looking for a special gift or item you would normally buy at SpringFest Market. You can still buy it, just a little differently,\u201d Mr Campbell said.<\/p>\n<p>The top prize is valued at $3050; a $2000 gift voucher to DecoGlaze glass splashbacks, a $1000 voucher to italktravel &amp; Cruise Ballarat, and a $50 gift voucher to Tim\u2019s Toasties, the business of SpringFest ambassador, Tim Bone.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets can be bought individually or in bundles of five, eight, 12, 25, 60 or 150 from <a href=\"https:\/\/ballaratspringfest.com.au\/\"><strong>ballaratspringfest.com.au<\/strong><\/a>, before the raffle is drawn live on Sunday, 29 November at 2pm.<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye on <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/springfestballarat\"><strong>facebook.com\/springfestballarat<\/strong><\/a> and the SpringFest website to check out the list of raffle donors.<\/p>\n<p>Funds raised will be shared by the event\u2019s community partners; Ballarat Chinese Dragon Boat Club, Bungaree Primary School, Miners Rest Primary School and Kindergarten, Mount Egerton Primary School, and Phoenix P-12 Community College.<\/p>\n<p>Money will also be directed towards local and international initiatives of the Rotary Club of Ballarat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TWENTY thousand tickets are up for grabs as of today in the 2020 Ultimate SpringFest Online Raffle, fundraising for the event\u2019s five community partners. 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