From May 28 to July 4, Brown Bagging for Calgary’s Kids (BB4CK) partnered with Rogers Sports & Media to launch a Citywide 50/50 Raffle, and thanks to you, it was a big success!

With your incredible support, we sold 693,864 tickets and raised $209,005!! That means $104,502.50 will go directly toward providing nutritious lunches, giving kids the food they need to learn, play, and grow.

The other half? It’s going home with the lucky winner of ticket D-159360, drawn during the Calgary Stampede Parade.Congratulations!

Watch the moment Billie Jo, Marc, and George Rusic called the winner:

This support came at just the right time. Our Summer Camp Program is in full swing, and we’re partnering with over 30 organizations, from summer schools to day camps, to make sure kids continue receiving the food they need all year long.

We’re grateful to Rogers Sports & Media for promoting this initiative across their Calgary stations — 660 NewsRadio, Sportsnet 960, JACK 96.9, and STAR 95.9, and helping us reach thousands of Calgarians with our message.

And thank you to the generous organizations that donated early bird prizes and helped make the raffle even more exciting: WestJet, Sundance Balloons, Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR), and Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts (CRMR).

To everyone who bought a ticket, helped spread the word, or just cheered from the sidelines, THANK YOU! Together, we are caring for kids!