The Community Rotary Raffle of Milford has announced its first annual $10,000 cash prize raffle, “Trees 4 Charles,” to benefit the Charles Island reforestation project. The proceeds of the raffle will be used to purchase trees for the fall planting on the island.
The Charles Island Reforestation LLC is a nonprofit working with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to reforest the island. Years of storms, deer, invasive plant species and a fungus which attacked the old trees have deteriorated the island. Only trees that are resistant to the type of fungus present on the island can be planted.
Teams of volunteers have been working with DEEP workers to bring the island tree canopy back. This canopy is necessary for not just the bird habitat but also to prevent the erosion of the island.
This project is five years in and approximately 40 percent completed.
The Community Rotary Raffle of Milford, which is sponsored by Devon Rotary and the Milford Rotary Club, hopes to sell all 6,000 tickets with the help of concerned citizens. This will help reforestation team purchase the trees needed for the fall planting and more. The raffle will start Tuesday, July 16 at 6 p.m. at Gulf Beach, with Charles Island in the background. The drawing of the $10,000 cash prize ticket will be on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at Tyde at Walnut Beach, located at 72 Broadway in Milford, again with Charles Island in the background. The drawing is open to the public.
For more information on how to purchase a ticket, go to devonrotary.org.
Would love to buy a ticket but the link on the devon Website is broken please advice
Thank you. According to Devon Rotary, the raffle opens July 16.