UNC Announces 2nd Annual Designer Purse Bingo

United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania (UNC) is pleased to announce our second annual Designer Purse Bingo on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Holy Cross High School at 501 East Drinker Street in Dunmore.  The doors open at 5:30pm and bingo starts at 6:30pm.  Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. A very special thank you to our $10,000 presenting sponsor Grimm Construction. Admission covers 20 games of exciting Bingo with “celebrity” callers for a chance to win amazing designer purses from Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Coach, and many more. Additional purchases can be made the day of the event for three special games, basket raffles, 50/50, and $20 gift card pull. Light refreshments will also be available to purchase. Guests are allowed to bring their own food and beverages including alcoholic drinks, making this event for the 21+ crowd only.  For tickets and sponsorship opportunities please visit: uncnepa.org/bingo

Griffin Pond Animal Shelter Home Improvement Raffle Series

Just in time for the holidays! Win a prize for someone special in your life … or, for yourself!
Griffin Pond Animal Shelter is proud to introduce its Home Improvement Raffle Series. This raffle offers our friends a chance to win fantastic prizes that will not only improve the comfort and coziness of your homes but also tools all of you DIYers will love.  

Our first raffle prize is an Allen + Roth 42″ Propane Gas Fire Table from its Windsor series. The table is beautifully constructed and includes several features.  

·    55000-BTU
·    Hand-woven tan wicker sides
·    Durable, rust-free brown finish aluminum construction
·    Brown woodgrain finish tabletop

Tickets can be purchased here or at the shelter between 9am and 4pm daily, including weekends

Lottery Raffle to Benefit the Scranton Public Library

The Scranton Public Library is hosting a lottery raffle fundraiser happening now through May 7, 2021. Only 500 tickets will be sold with five cash prizes available. The more tickets sold, the higher the cash prizes. All Scranton Library locations are selling a set amount of numbered tickets.

It’s simple to play. Participants can look for their “lucky” number and its location from the list below.

Then they visit the library to purchase a ticket. Numbers are first come, first served.

All participants will be entered to win the top prize of $3,000* or another cash prize of lesser amount. Tickets are $30 and are on sale now.

  • Ticket Numbers 001 through 125 are sold at the Albright Memorial Library | 500 Vine Street.
  • Ticket Numbers 126 through 250 are sold at the Lackawanna County Children’s Library | 520 Vine Street.
  • Ticket Numbers 251 through 375 are sold at Library Express Bookstore | 2nd Floor of the Marketplace at Steamtown.
  • Ticket Numbers 376 through 500 are sold at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library | 1032 Green Ridge Street.

*Total prize amounts will represent 1/3 of gross collected.

Proceeds will directly benefit programs and services at the library.

For more information, call Jessica Serrenti at (570) 795-4315 or call the library at (570) 348-3000.

Raffle Entry Sales to Support Meals on Wheels of NEPA

Raffle entries are now on sale to support Meals on Wheels of NEPA.

1 Entry $10, 3 Entries $25, 7 Entries $50, 15 Entries $100. Tickets are available for purchase here or through PayPal. The raffle drawing will take place on May 28, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.

First Place: Deluxe Vacation at Club Wyndham N. Myrtle Beach – August 28 through September 4, 2021. This spacious two-bedroom resort suite measures approximately 1,063 – 1,370 square feet. Sleeps up to a party of 8.

Second Place: 65″ UHD Television

Third Place: $250 Amazon Gift Card