Wendy Coschignano Ford on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
to attain donations, so we have become much more creative in our fundraising efforts.
Due to the transition, and the team of outstanding creative thinkers at the OCOA, we created a fundraiser last year titled, “Win A Car. Help Osceola Residents.” We were thrilled to partner with Subaru America, Inc., to raffle a brand new 2021 Subaru Outback through their national Subaru, Share the Love program.
The car raffle was such a success, we have decided to do it again this year. Thus, we are announcing our 2021 car raffle titled “Christmas in July,” partnering with Mercedes Benz of South Orlando to raffle off a 2021 Mercedes GLA.
The fundraiser will begin Thursday, July 1, with raffle tickets selling at $25 each (unlimited purchasing opportunities), or five tickets for $100 during the first week of July. Opportunities to purchase tickets will be available until the New Year›s Eve drawing, to be held on the campus of the OCOA. We encourage you to purchase raffle tickets to support the OCOA with a chance to win a new 2021 Mercedes GLA.
In closing, Osceola County continues to recover from high rates of COVID-19 infection and an unemployment rate which reached 22 percent at one point. While the community is slowly recovering and infection rates have been greatly reduced, unemployment remains at 8.8 percent, and families who suffered job losses are still struggling from the fallout of financial setbacks.
The Council stands strong to continue to lead our community and support our residents in times like these; thus, we are determined to meet the challenges which lie ahead and provide the leadership needed to safely bring our community back to health.
For more information on the 2021 “Christmas in July” car raffle fundraiser with Mercedes Benz of South Orlando, go to https://osceolagenerations.org/mercedes/.
