Portsmouth Herald
ROCHESTER — The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce announced the results of this year’s Chamber Raffle! All 350 tickets in this year’s raffle were sold out prior to the event. Underwritten by Breezeline and Deepa Reddy DMD, PLLC, a “Friday Night Fever” 1970’s-themed event was held on Friday, Aug. 9, at the Rochester Elks. In addition to this event that is held for ticket holders, the raffle was also livestreamed on the Chamber’s Facebook page for those wishing to watch the number board from home. A reverse raffle drawing, sponsored by Deepa Reddy, DMD, PLLC, took place throughout the event, where the winning ticket of the grand prize was the last one drawn.
Tickets, sponsored by Service Credit Union, were sold at $100 each with the grand prize being the winner’s choice of a 2024 Harley-Davidson Street Bob 114 motorcycle or $10,000. Four runner-up prizes were also awarded. The fourth runner up winning $100 was Michael Peters, the third runner up winning $250 was Dan Spencer, the second runner up winning $500 was Jamee Landry, Waste Management, and the first runner up receiving a $1,000 was Steve Ring, Ring Plumbing Service. Our Grand Prize Winner, Phil Boisvert, with ticket #47, was present at the event and selected the $10,000.
The approximately 200 in attendance and those who watched the event via Facebook, enjoyed a 1970’s-themed event with Master of Ceremonies Matt Beaulieu of Service Credit Union, who made the evening fun for all. The event included the reverse raffle drawing throughout the evening. Attendees enjoyed dinner items, sponsored by Palmer Gas & Oil, and dessert, sponsored by Laars Heating Systems. Our Hospitality Sponsor was Waste Management . Our Registration Sponsor was Holy Rosary Credit Union. Our technology sponsor for the event was Daystar, Inc. and event programs were sponsored by ServiceMaster Disaster Associates, Inc.
Every ticket drawn during the reverse raffle process, other than the runner ups prizes and the grand raffle prize winning ticket, was entered into “second chance” prize drawings for 30 different prize packages, with a total value of over $6,000. These second chance prize packages were generously donated by area businesses and organizations.
As a consolation prize for the unluckiest ticket holder or the first ticket drawn, a Scratch Ticket Basket containing $200 in scratch tickets, sponsored by The Farmer’s Kitchen, was won by Robert Gonzalez.
In addition to the venue being decorated to the “Friday Night Fever” 1970’s event theme, many of our table sponsors participated in a Table Decorating Contest by decorating their tables. The contest prize, donated by the Chamber, was won by Meredith Village Savings Bank.
A Musical Chairs Contest, sponsored by Bank of New Hampshire, was won by Kendall Spewock who received a Bose SoundlLink Color Bluetooth speaker, donated by Breezeline, and a bag of swag, donated by Bank of New Hampshire.
An auction, sponsored by Ring Plumbing Service, was also held that consisted of three fantastic packages valued at nearly $5,000:
A Grill ‘n Chill package including a Hannaford $100 gift card, donated by Hannaford SupermarketsLilac Mall, a Hannaford Gift Card, donated by Bob Addieg, a 4-burner gas grill donated by Hervey’s Tire Co., Inc., a 12 pack of beer donated by Ring Plumbing Service, 4 freezable beer pint glasses, a Cuisinart 20 piece BBQ tool set and 52 qt. Coleman cooler, donated by Hervey’s Tire Co., Inc., and a 46” Outdoor Gas Firepit table, donated by The Home Depot, all valued at over $700.
A Concert Package that included four tickets for the Tedeschi Trucks Band with special guest Margo Price at the BankNH Pavilion with VIP parking, donated by Eastern Propane & Oil, a $100 Visa Gift Card, donated by Ring Plumbing Service, and a $100 American Express Gift Card, donated by Abbott Equipment Sales, all valued at $1,000.
A 7-10 nights luxury Caribbean vacation at The Club Barbados, valued at up to $3,225 was donated by Elite Island Resorts.
Attendees were also treated to a couple of special raffles for which they could purchase tickets for a Booze Bucket filled with 30 bottles of various liquors, wines, and a $25 NH State Liquor store gift card, donated by members of the Chamber Board of Directors, staff and Chamber Raffle Committee. The other raffle was for a chance to win one of two firearms, donated by Sig Sauer.
The Chamber wishes to thank all of those involved in producing such a fun and successful event including the committee members, raffle ticket sellers, generous sponsors and donors, The Rochester Elks, Harley-Davidson Shop of Rochester, second chance prize donors, ticket purchasers, and our fantastic volunteers! We are extremely thankful to all involved for their support.
For more information on the Chamber Raffle, contact the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce at: 603-332-5080 or email: lring@rochesternh.org.
