Bevy of Amazing Prizes Offered In 19th Ward Super Raffle

CHICAGO —Remember the local businesses we’ve gone to for years and years to donate prizes for our silent auctions, sponsor our sports teams and to buy advertising for our schools’ ad books? Now our favorite neighborhood businesses need our help.

The 19th Ward is launching a small business super raffle with a bevy of amazing prizes, including a chance to win a Ford Escape S or $15,000 in cash, as well as thousands of dollars in gift cards to local business in Mount Greenwood, Beverly and Morgan Park.

>>> Enter the 19th Ward Super Raffle

Within 24 hours of announcing the super raffle on Friday, 19th Ward residents purchases $22,000 worth of tickets.

Tickets for the SUPER RAFFLE are available for purchase now through Friday, Dec. 18 by visiting the19thward.com. Tickets are $10 each with five high dollar prizes. Proceeds will benefit 39 local businesses that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Each participating business had contributed $300 in gift cards to the prize pool.

Prizes include:

First Prize: Choice of a new 2020 Ford Escape S (MSRP $26,725) or win $15,000 cash. Please note, if the First Prize winner chooses the Ford Escape he or she must pay taxes and license plate fees.

Second Prize: $5,000 and free pizza for a year from S & T Provisions.

Third, Fourth and Fifth Prize: Winners will each receive $3,900 in local business gift cards – a $100 gift card from each of the 39 participating businesses.

The Small Business SUPER Raffle is a partnership between the 19th Ward, three local business organizations, and S&T Provisions, a Mt. Greenwood business. Earlier this year, Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th) launched a Go Fund Me campaign to help struggling businesses and provide meals to front-line medical workers, Chicago police officers and Chicago firefighters. The campaign ultimately raised over $150,000 that was spent at local businesses during the first wave of COVID-19.

At the same time, Brian Giaretta of S & T Provisions launched his wildly successful Mega-Lottery to support small businesses. In all, nearly 20,000 tickets were sold at $10 a piece, with two winners being awarded $4500 in gift cards to local restaurants and small businesses. More than $226,000 was raised with the 30 participating businesses splitting revenue.

“This has been an incredibly difficult year for so many of our small businesses who are facing loss of customers, revenue, in addition to having to shut their doors to customers for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” O’Shea said in a news release. “I’m eager to build on the success of our Go Fund Me Campaign and S&T’s mega raffle to provide badly needed assistance to our business community. The residents of Beverly, Morgan Park and Mt. Greenwood have always been incredibly supportive of our local businesses, and I hope everyone will purchase a ticket or two for the SUPER RAFFLE in the coming month.”

"I'm excited to be a part of this momentous event supporting our neighborhood businesses. At the end of the day, we just want everybody to survive these unprecedented times — in every way,” said Giaretta, owner of S&T Provisions. “For anybody who can, please get yourselves a bunch of raffle tickets. You will be personally saving your favorite establishments from closing their doors forever. Thank you all in advance for your support."

Winners of the SUPER RAFFLE will be drawn on Facebook live on Dec 20.

The Small Business Super Raffle is sponsored by the 95th Street Business Association, County Fair, McCarthy Ford, Morgan Park Beverly Hills Business Association, Mount Greenwood Community and Business Association, S & T Provisions and Alderman Matt O’Shea.

Participating businesses:

A Relaxed You
Andy Sunflower Cafe
Bacon and Jam
Baron’s Shoes
Barraco’s
Barre It All Fitness
Belle Up Boutique
Big ‘N Little Shoes
Blackthorn Pub
Burrito Station
Chicago’s Pulse CPR Training
Connections Learning Center
F45 Training
Face to Face Salon
Fat Tommy’s
Firewater Salon
Franconellos
Garrity Travel
Gyro Grill
Hippo’s Neighborhood Bar
Joseph’s Restaurant and Bar
Kean Brothers
Ken’s On Western
LaFiesta/WonderBurger
Live and Believe Nutrition
Nicole Marie Salon
One II Salon
Open Outcry Brewery
South Side Irish Imports
Swanson’s Deli
Sweet Freaks Chocolate
The Plug T-Shirt Shop
Tranquility
Treadfit-Beverly
Tuscher Signs
Two Mile Coffee Bar
Waldo Cooney’s Pizza
You Glow Girl Chicago