Students from Mary of Lourdes School will join students from 82 other schools across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota in selling the $5 tickets. Every penny of every ticket sold stays at MOLS thanks to the Raffle’s sole sponsor Catholic United Financial. The St. Paul-based company provides all the prizes and promotion materials for the Raffle at no cost to the participating schools.

 

“Catholic United’s mission since our founding 143 years ago has included supporting Catholic education, and we couldn’t be happier or prouder to support our schools with the Catholic Schools Raffle,” explained Catholic United President Mike Ahles. “Since the program started, we have invested over one million dollars in the Raffle because we understand how this unique fundraiser greatly benefits the students and their teachers.”

 

The money raised allows schools like Mary of Lourdes School to provide tuition assistance, update technology systems, or to cover the cost of special learning opportunities like guest speakers and field trips.