Safe Grad Raffle Fundraiser Needs Support

ESSEX, CHESTER, DEEP RIVER, CT — Valley Regional High School seniors are two-thirds of the way through their final year of high school and will graduate in just over three short months!

Although the future remains uncertain, the Safe Grad committee is keeping their fingers crossed that the current high school seniors will have the opportunity to celebrate by participating in Safe Grad this year.

The Safe Grad event is a parent-organized evening coordinated with the support of Tri-Town Youth Services to provide students with a safe celebration on the evening of graduation. If all goes according to plan on June 9th, the graduates will be transported, by bus, to a “secret” location for an evening/overnight of food and fun. The event costs well over $10,000 and will be paid for by the fundraising efforts of the parents of the Class of ‘21. In the event that the scheduled event is unable to be held, funds will be used toward a contingency event and/or graduation gifts.

The primary fundraiser for this event this year is this raffle. The committee has secured the donations of ten fantastic prizes and will be selling tickets for $10 each, with winners being drawn on May 17th.

The community is being encouraged to purchase tickets and to share raffle information (see attached flyer and jpeg file) with friends, neighbors, family, and work colleagues who may be interested in supporting the Valley Regional High School graduating class.

Tickets can be purchased multiple ways:

• Online through Tri-Town’s Paypal system (link: https://py.pl/22zyBU)
• In-person at:
• Compass Rose--4 River St., Deep River
• The Wheatmarket--4 Water St., Chester
• Essex Hardware--3 Main St., Centerbrook
• VRHS through Mrs. Weiss-Sanford (for students)

Let's show the graduating class of 2021 how much their community supports them and cares about them!