Raffle: Staff Raffle
Raffle Period: The raffle begins at 8am on Friday, June 2, 2023, and ends at 3pm on Friday, June 9, 2023 (the "raffle period").
Eligibility: You must receive your paycheck from the Brigham, the Faulkner, or Mass General Brigham to be eligible to win. Employees of Mass General Brigham affiliates and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are not eligible to enter at this time. Brigham Event Fundraising and IS staff directly involved with the execution of the Raffle are not eligible to enter or win.
Raffle Tickets: Raffle tickets may be purchased for ten dollars ($10) for one (1) ticket, twenty-five dollars ($25) for three (3) tickets, fifty dollars ($50) for eight (8) tickets, or one-hundred dollars ($100) for twenty (20) tickets online at bwhgiving.org/raffle. Following entry online, participants will receive a confirmation email. 100% of proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Brigham Fund.
Prizes and Odds: There will be eight (8) drawings—one for each prize—for a total of eight (8) winners. Odds depend on the number of eligible entries received. All prizes are drawn and awarded at random.
Selection of Winners: Eight (8) winners will be determined in random drawings occurring after 3pm on Friday, June 9, 2023.
Prize Delivery and Winner Verification: The potential winner of each prize will be notified by email. If a potential winner cannot be reached after 48 hours from the first notification attempt, or if a participant is found to be ineligible, or if the notification is returned or undeliverable, or if a participant declines the prize, that participant will forfeit all rights as the winner, and an alternate winner will be selected. In the event the alternate winner declines the prize, the prize may be designated for another fundraising event at the Brigham’s sole discretion. The winner will agree to allow their name to be used to inform the raffle participants and hospital community about the recipient of the prize. The identity of the winner for each raffle in the series can be obtained by visiting bwhgiving.org/raffle. Winners will be notified on Friday, June 9, 2023, and names will be posted as soon as they have accepted their prizes.
Taxes: Each individual winner will be responsible for all applicable state and federal income taxes. Raffles are considered to be a form of lottery and associated prizes are considered income by the federal and Massachusetts tax authorities. The federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) advises that no portion of a raffle ticket price is deductible as a charitable contribution when filing federal income taxes.
Prizes:
Take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Oktoberfest in Munich as a guest of Paulaner USA! Prize includes round-trip airfare, a two-night stay at the official Paulaner Oktoberfest hotel, tickets to Oktoberfest in the Paulaner Brewery Box, and food and beverage vouchers.
Two tickets to Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour show at Gillette Stadium on Aug. 1 (one winner)
Catch one of this summer’s hottest concerts as pop culture icon and 28-time Grammy Award winner Beyoncé returns to the Boston area for her first solo tour since 2016.
Two-night stay at The Woodstock Inn (one winner)
Escape the city and relax in luxury at Vermont’s “most beautiful address.” Enjoy a two-night, mid-week stay with daily breakfast for you and a guest.
50-inch 4K Ultra HD RCA LED TV (one winner)
Experience your favorite TV shows, movies, sports, and games in breathtaking clarity and detail.
$500 VISA Gift Card (four winners)
Receive $500 to spend wherever VISA cards are accepted.
Funds from this staff raffle go to the Brigham Fund, which provides support for the areas of greatest need and opportunity at the Brigham and the Faulkner. Each entry is entered into a drawing to win one of the eight prizes. Entries cannot be designated to a specific prize.
