Tickets Available for $100,000 Illinois Sportsman’s Raffle

Illinois Conservation Foundation Raffle Benefits Youth Conservation Education

Tickets are now available for then 2011 Illinois Conservation Foundation Sportsman’s Raffle with a $100,000 first-place prize.

Tickets for the raffle are $100 each. The grand prize of $100,000 will be presented at a drawing on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. Additional “early bird” prizes will be awarded for tickets drawn on Aug. 4, Sept. 1, Oct. 6 and Nov. 3, 2011.

Proceeds from the 2011 Illinois Conservation Foundation Sportsman’s Raffle will support youth conservation education and outdoor recreation programs at the ICF’s Torstenson Family Youth Conservation Education Center in Pecatonica, Illinois.

“This raffle allows you the chance to win one of several fantastic cash prizes, but on a larger scale, you’re pledging your support to the development of the Torstenson Family Youth Conservation Education Center, a place where youth can gain an appreciation for the Prairie State’s vast natural resources,” said Mark Spangler, Illinois Conservation Foundation Executive Director. “Your purchase of an ICF Sportsman’s Raffle ticket will help us achieve our goal of expanding youth conservation education opportunities.”

The 2011 Illinois Conservation Foundation Sportsman’s Raffle prizes, to be awarded on Thursday, Dec. 1, are:
Grand Prize -- $100,000
2nd Prize -- $10,000
3rd Prize -- $3,500
4th-18th Prizes -- $1,000
19th-27th Prizes -- $500

Raffle tickets are $100 each and are available online at www.ilcf.org and by mail at Illinois Conservation
Foundation, One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, IL 62702-1271.

The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) – a 501 (c) (3) not for profit corporation – was established
in 1994 to raise funds in support of programs of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). All ICF and raffle funds are held in private accounts.