2023 Wisconsin League Raffle INFO SHEET

Drawing Oct. 21 at Trek Trails!

Team keeps 50% of sales up front!
This year teams will turn in 50% sales to the Wisconsin League at each race.

Your team must assign a Team Raffle Lead to run the raffle program within the team.
Find out who your Raffle Lead is for your team, they are responsible for:

• Checking out and distributing tickets
• Collecting money and returning 50% to the Wisconsin League at races and year end
• Communicating raffle updates and standings to the team and communicate any team raffle needs back to the Wisconsin League (contact: Suzy Karlovich)
• Tracking individual sales (if team is interested) (Team Raffle Tracking Sheet)
• Collecting and turn in all unsold tickets at the last race of the season

The student-athlete who sells the most tickets wins a prize!
Teams that are interested can track individual sales. The student-athlete with the most sales at the end of the season will win a prize! Download this excel template to help track total team and individual sales: Team Raffle Tracking Sheet.

Prizes: More prizes than last year!!

RAFFLE TICKET BASICS:

• The Wisconsin League will use raffle proceeds to fund scholarships in 2023.
• Tickets are $10 each or 12 tickets for $100. Drawings will be held at the awards ceremony at the last race of the year on Oct. 21 at Trek Trails. Do not need to be present to win.
• 50% of raffle earnings are for the team to use at their discretion.
• Teams will get 12 tickets for each student-athlete to start the season. Additional tickets will be available upon request until all tickets are passed out.

Questions? Need tickets? Send email to Suzy Karlovich at raffle@wisconsinmtb.org.

Sample Script

The raffle is a great way to tell people about youth mountain biking in your community. Need help on what to say when you sell tickets to your family, friends, and neighbors? This will get you started…

Hello, my name is __[your name]__.
Have you heard of _[your team name]_ Cycling Team?

→ If “no”, then: _[your team name]_ Cycling Team is a middle and high school mountain biking team and in the fall we race mountain bikes all over Wisconsin. We are selling raffle tickets at $10 each for a chance to win a Trek mountain bike valued at over $5000 and over 20 other prizes. Part of the money raised from the raffle will go to our team and part will provide participation scholarships to help over 90 kids throughout the state.

The winner will be drawn at our last race of the season at the end of October and you do not need to be present to win.

We’d love your support. Would you please support our team by buying a ticket?

→ If “yes”, then: Great! My team and I are selling raffle tickets at $10 each for a chance to win a Trek mountain bike valued at over $5000 and over 20 other prizes. Part of the money raised from the raffle will go to our team and part will provide participation scholarships to help over 90 kids throughout the state.

The winner will be drawn at our last race of the season at the end of October and you do not need to be present to win.

We’d love your support. Would you please support our team by buying a ticket?