Vail Valley: Eagle home to be given away in charity raffle | VailDaily.com

Vail Valley: Eagle home to be given away in charity raffle | VailDaily.com: "Raffle will give away home in Eagle

A charity raffle will give away a home in Eagle and hopes to raise $1 million for charities in the Vail Valley and elsewhere.

The “Eagle Nest Raffle” started April 10 and runs through Dec. 15 of this year. Tickets are $100 each and no more than 10,000 tickets will be sold. The winner — to be picked Dec. 31 — will receive clear title to a home on a corner lot in the Bluffs neighborhood in Eagle."

Dream-home raffles having mixed success

Dream-home raffles having mixed success: "At least eight Northern California nonprofits have sponsored dream-home raffles this year. While some have hit the jackpot, others have been canceled or forced to scale back their grand prizes because they didn't sell enough tickets."

Raffle for Marin 'Dream House' benefits charity

Raffle for Marin 'Dream House' benefits charity: "Two years ago, the organization started raffling off houses to raise funds for its programs. Since then, the idea has become a popular way to raise money for charitable organizations. Last year, the house raffle netted $1.2 million, said Gail Theller, the group's executive director. The year before that it was $1.6 million.

The house this year was donated by Tom Monahan of Monahan Pacific, a Bay Area commercial and residential development firm headquartered in San Rafael. A longtime supporter of CAM, Monahan told the group to take its pick of the dozen or so new homes in Drake's Cove, his gated, upscale subdivision on a hill near the edge of the bay."

Marin 'Dream House' to be raffled for charity - San Jose Mercury News

Marin 'Dream House' to be raffled for charity - San Jose Mercury News: "How much would you pay for a 3,200-square foot home in Marin County with killer views of the San Francisco and Mount Tam? How about $150?

The home, valued at $2 million, is the prize offered in the Marin Dream House Raffle. The lucky ticket holder will win the brand new Bay-front home, and all proceeds raised in the giveaway will benefit Community Action Marine, one of the area's oldest and largest private social service providers."

Charity's raffle winner to take home $1.3 million

Charity's raffle winner to take home $1.3 million: "Ads touting the raffle had said the prize would be $1.6 million in cash or a five-bedroom house valued at $1.9 million, but not enough tickets were sold to make the house an option, said Kim Lande, a spokeswoman for the charity.

In its marketing materials, the charity was careful to explain that at least 30,500 of the 35,000 available tickets had to be sold before the home could be offered. Only 28,500 tickets were sold, which also lowered the amount of the cash prize.

Despite the tough economy, Ronald McDonald House Charities sold 5,000 more tickets than it did last year."

Vets Charity Comes Up Short In Condo Raffle - cbs4.com

Vets Charity Comes Up Short In Condo Raffle - cbs4.com: "The idea was to sell five thousand raffle tickets at $100 apiece. But as the six month contest deadline neared, sales were nowhere close to a sell-out.

When they held the raffle drawing in the office of a Bal Harbour law firm on Monday, the numbers were a bit disappointing."

Raffling million-dollar homes for charity a new trend - Home - Belleville News-Democrat

Raffling million-dollar homes for charity a new trend - Home - Belleville News-Democrat: "Somewhere in every human being resides the fantasy to own a huge, expensive showcase house — and big-time charities are pouncing all over it.

In California and across the United States it's become a trend to sell $150 tickets that can win a $2 million house — and ring up leftover money for a group doing good deeds"