'Paws Of Luck' Raffle, With $10K Grand Prize, Helps Shelter Pets

NORTH FORK, NY — Are you ready to win your very own pot of gold this St. Patrick's Day?

The League has organized a "Paws for Luck" online 50/50 raffle to benefit its animal shelters in Peconic and Aquebogue.

Only 300 tickets will be sold at $100 each — and the prizes include a first prize of $10,000 in cash, a second prize of $2,500 in cash, and three third place prizes of $500 each.

The raffle event closes on March 15; raffle sales will end after the last ticket is sold. A drawing will be held, and the winners announced, on March 17, St. Patrick's Day.

"We are super excited about this raffle," Gabrielle Stroup, director of operations at The League, said. "All the money goes in to helping us care for the animals in the shelter."

Tickets can be purchased at the Peconic shelter, located at 269 Peconic Lane in Peconic, at the Aquebogue shelter, located at 324 Church Lane, or online at The League's website.

Those who purchase a ticket online will receive a paper ticket in the mail, Stroup said.

The League is marching in both the Cutchogue St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 11, and in the Jamesport St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 25. If you'd like to march with your dog or a shelter dog, email Sherri, at volunteercoord@nfawl.org.