JA Again Selling 'Golden' Pittsburgh Sports Raffle Tix

Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania, an organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy, is sponsoring another raffle where the prize is a grown-up version of the "Golden Ticket."

Junior Achievement has again assembled an extraordinary prize for Pittsburgh sports fans, as the winner of this fundraiser—determined by the Pennsylvania Lottery's evening Big 4 number on Aug. 30—will receive a pair of tickets to each of the following attractions:

• Pittsburgh Steelers (full season of home games)
• Pittsburgh Penguins (full season of home games)
• Pittsburgh Pirates (VIP experience and 10-game luxury package)
• Duquesne University men's basketball (full season of home games)
• University of Pittsburgh football (full season of home games)
• University of Pittsburgh men's basketball (full season of home games)
• Penn State University football (full season of home games + parking)
• 2012-13 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey Frozen Four (all three games)

Raffle tickets will be sold by Junior Achievement through Aug. 30 for $50 each.

"It's the ultimate Pittsburgh sports package," said Dennis Gilfoyle, president of Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania and a resident.

Each ticket has four four-digit numbers on it, meaning that each ticket has four chances to win. A limited number of tickets will be sold. They can be ORDERED HERE via the Junior Achievement website or by calling the Junior Achievement office at 412-208-4747.

Junior Achievement provides in-school and after-school programs that focus on three key content areas for students: work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Junior Achievement reaches more than 65,000 students in western Pennsylvania through approximately 3,000 local volunteers.

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