Kora Shrine Outdoor Expo
To view the list of raffle packages we have this year please click here.
Explore and Secure Your Winning Opportunity: Immerse yourself in our dynamic online showcase, featuring an array of prizes. As you navigate through the selections, easily secure your raffle tickets directly through our website. This streamlined process offers a fun and straightforward way to participate, enhancing your chances to win exceptional prizes.
Ensuring Every Online Entry Has a Physical Counterpart: For each raffle ticket you purchase online, our system automatically allocates a corresponding physical ticket. This step is crucial in bridging the gap between the digital and physical realms, ensuring that every online ticket you buy is represented by a physical ticket. This process upholds the integrity and fairness of the raffle, giving online participants equal standing in the event.
Diligent Preparation for the Raffle Draw: After matching your online tickets with physical ones, a member of our team carefully handles the next crucial phase. Each physical ticket, mirroring your online purchase, is manually torn and placed into the correct raffle basket. This careful process ensures that your tickets are physically present and mixed in with those purchased on-site, maintaining the essence of fairness and chance in the raffle draw.
Drawing Winners in a Fair and Transparent Manner: On drawing night, the much-awaited raffle draw takes place. A neutral party selects the winning tickets from each basket, ensuring that every participant, whether they joined online or in person, has an equal chance of winning. The results are then prepared for announcement, upholding the integrity and excitement of the Outdoor Expo raffle.
Celebrate Your Win and Collect Your Prize: If fortune smiles upon you and your ticket is drawn, the celebration begins! You will be notified and can come to claim your prize on Sunday. This step completes your raffle journey, where joy and community spirit come together as you collect your festive prize.
Raffle Information:
The Kora Shriners is hosting a charitable raffle in accordance with MRSA/1837-A. The total value of non-cash raffle prizes is estimated to be $9,922.
This raffle consists of multiple prize packages, each drawn separately. Participants can purchase tickets and allocate them to any desired prize package(s). Each package will have its own independent drawing, and a single winning ticket will be selected for each prize package.
Raffle Location and Timing:
The raffle will be conducted at the Kora Shriners Center (11 Sabattus St, Lewiston, ME 04240) and online at https://raffle.korashriners.org/. It will commence at 12:00 AM on Saturday, March 15th, 2025 and end at 4:00 PM on Sunday, April 13th, 2025.
Ticket Sales:
Tickets will be available for purchase online via the Levin Marketing Solution LLC platform (https://levinsolution.com), a State of Maine approved payment management system, from 12:00 AM on Saturday, March 15th, 2025 and end at 4:00 PM on Sunday, April 13th, 2025. Additionally, tickets can be bought in person at the Kora Shrine Center from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday, April 11th, 2025, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM on Saturday, April 12th, 2025, and 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, April 13th, 2025.
Approved Purchasers:
For online purchases, buyers must allow GPS access through the online system and physically be within the state of Maine during the transaction. Only debit cards will be accepted; credit cards and prepaid cards will not be valid. In case the platform fails to recognize the payment method, the transaction will be declined, and the purchaser will be prompted to use an approved payment method. Purchasers must be at least 18 years of age.
On-site purchases require buyers to be at least 18 years of age and payments are exclusively accepted in cash. Credit cards or checks will not be entertained.
Prize Packages:
The raffle features 20 prize packages of varying value, totaling an estimated value of $9,922. Each ticket purchased can be placed into any of the available prize packages.
Ticket Price:
Tickets can be bought through an approved payment method for $0.50 per ticket, with a minimum payment amount of $5 for online transactions. From 12:00 AM Saturday, March 15th, 2025 through 8:00 PM Saturday, March 22th, 2025, all raffle tickets will be half price; $0.25 per raffle ticket.
Drawing:
The manual drawing to determine the winner of each prize package will take place at the Kora Shrine Center, 11 Sabattus St, Lewiston, ME 04240, on Sunday, April 13th, 2025, commencing at 5:00 PM.
Attendance at Drawing:
Winners need not be present at the drawing to claim their prizes.
50/50 raffle:
Raffle tickets are sold in which 50% of the proceeds are awarded in prizes. 50/50 pot of $9,500 with $4,750 going to the winner. Once that is achieved then the 50/50 would start again to a maximum of $9,500 with $4,750 to the winner. The final drawing on Sunday night would be based on the value of the pot at the closing at 3:00 PM. Online and in person raffle tickets and winnings will be kept separate
Referral Program:
Participants may earn additional raffle tickets by referring others to the raffle using their unique referral link. To qualify for additional raffle tickets, the referred participant must use the unique referral link provided by the referrer when making their purchase. No tickets will be awarded for referrals that do not follow this process.
Raffle tickets earned through referrals will be automatically assigned to the same prize packages that the referrer has previously selected or purchased. The allocation of referral tickets is random and final.
Referral tickets cannot be transferred to other prize packages once they have been assigned. All ticket allocations are final once processed.
Individuals who wish to participate in the referral program without making a purchase may register for a unique referral link by visiting https://raffle.korashriners.org/outdoorexpo/register. This will allow them to refer others and earn additional tickets without making a purchase themselves.
Winner Notification and Prize Forfeiture:
Potential winners will be notified by email or phone within 24 hours of the drawing. If a potential winner does not respond within 2 days from the date of the notification attempt, or if an entrant is found to be ineligible or the prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited. An alternate winner will be selected by random drawing.
If a winner declines the prize, an alternate winner will be selected through a random manual drawing. If the alternate winner also declines the prize, the prize will be retained by the Kora Shrine and will not be awarded.
Taxes and Prize Non-Transferability:
All taxes associated with the receipt of any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. Prizes are not transferable and must be accepted as awarded. No substitutions or cash equivalents will be provided.
Publicity:
By accepting a prize, winners agree that the Kora Shrine and Levin Marketing Solution may use the winner’s name, likeness, and any statements for promotional, advertising, and publicity purposes in any media without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
We are grateful for your interest in supporting our cause through our online raffle. Your participation helps us immensely in our mission to support our community.
Important Notice: Due to Maine state law, we must confirm the location of all raffle ticket purchasers. This ensures that our raffle complies with legal regulations.
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