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Your Ticket Powers Community Change

When you purchase a Joliet Rotary raffle ticket, you’re doing more than entering a drawing—you’re helping kids, families, and neighbors thrive right here in our community. Your generosity fuels grants that upgrade facilities, expand programs, and equip nonprofits to serve more people—Service Above Self in action.

BUY RAFFLE TICKET

Key Details

  • Raffle Window: September 8, 2026 – November 3, 2026 (winners drawn live at the Tuesday club meeting)

  • Goal: $66,000 (660 tickets)

  • Ticket Price: $100 per entry; all entries due by 12:00 PM (noon) on November 3 ,2026

  • Buy Online: Donors can purchase by credit/debit and select a Rotarian to receive credit for the sale. 

 

Prizes

  • $10,000 — First Prize (1 winner)

  • $1,000 — Second Prize (5 winners)

  • $500 — Third Prize (2 winners)

 

What Your Ticket Supports

In 2025 year, your gift helped renovate the George Werden Buck Boys & Girls Club pool room wall on Eastern Avenue (across from Joliet Central High School). The existing façade—deteriorated wood and glass—is being replaced with an energy‑efficient, durable glass panel system that improves safety, natural light, and neighborhood aesthetics. About 250 kids rely on this pool for swim safety, fitness, teamwork, and confidence. Your ticket helps keep them safe and supported.

 

The 2026 charity recipient is MorningStar Mission, a nonprofit dedicated to serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness and poverty in Will County. Proceeds from the 2026 raffle will help fund their vital programs and services.

 

Your Impact Over the Years

Thanks to donors like you, raffle proceeds have powered dozens of local projects, including:

  • Rotary Sports Complex at the Galowich YMCA (1984–1988): Over $250,000 and in‑kind support.

  • Habitat for Humanity: Home construction (1990) and delivery van (2015).

  • Will‑Grundy Medical Clinic: Medication endowment (1991) and roof repairs/renovations (2022).

  • Accessible play and residential upgrades with Easterseals, UCP, Cornerstone (1993, 1996, 2012, 2020).

  • Joliet Area Historical Museum “Rotary Wall” ($70,000, 2013); Rialto Theatre marquee refurbishment (2016).

  • Senior Services Center “Senior Express” transportation ($28,500, 2018).

  • Spanish Community Center facility renovations ($27,746, 2019

  • Warren‑Sharpe Community Center food pantry enhancements ($25,154, 2023).

  • Belmont Little League fence replacement ($27,873, 2024) and Alano Club of Joliet roof/signage ($12,000, 2024).

  • Imagination Library of Will County ($50,000, 2025): Free monthly books for children ages 0–5.

 

How to Participate

  1. Buy a ticket online (credit/debit) or from any Joliet Rotarian.

  2. Submit by noon Nov. 3, 2026 to be eligible for the live drawing.

 

Thank You

Your generosity makes these results possible—year after year. Thank you for investing in brighter futures, safer facilities, and a stronger community.