Bear Hunting Raffle as School Fundraiser

With skyrocketing costs of just about everything these days, selling cookies to raise money for a school trip just doesn’t cut it anymore. So when the Boosters club of Noble High School in North Berwick, ME, needed to raise $100,000 to send 200 students to New York City on a cultural trip, the school resource officer and Master Maine Guide, Rick Varney, came up with the idea of selling raffle tickets for a bear hunt. The $10.00 raffle ticket offers a chance to win a one week bear hunting trip for two at a camp in Northern Maine.

Having raised $11,000 so far, they have a long way to go to meet the fast approaching deadline of Feb. 15. Noble choral teacher Erin Lowell volunteered to accompany the students to the music festival and spoke for many when she recently said, “Failure is not an option. It’s been a difficult winter up here in Maine with heating costs and I don’t want any kid left home because of money.”

What if you are not a hunter but want to help out? No problem. Winners who don't hunt have the option of taking a cash prize of $1000 or spending a week at the hunting camp taking pictures of the wildlife instead of killing it.

And there is no need to be concerned about leaving the comforts of home behind. The hunting camp accommodations are equipped with hot and cold running water, a “flush toilet,” and beds with linens. All meals are included and as a bonus the hosts will also put on a real Maine lobster bake during the week.

Tickets will be sold until April 30^th and the drawing will take place on May 1^st.

For tickets and any other inquiries contact Varney at: noblesro@sad60.k12.me.us.

To read the full article in the local paper click HERE.

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