2010 Nissan Rogue S
Donation: $20 per ticket
Maximum tickets to be sold: 3,000
Drawing: March 10, 2010
at the SWIM Celebrity Breakfast, Holiday Inn, Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT, November 9, 2009 - St. Vincent's SWIM Across the Sound is geared up for its 8th annual car raffle. This year's prize is a fuel-efficient 2010 Nissan Rogue S donated by Mario D'Addario - Cadillac, Nissan, Buick, Pontiac, GMC and William B. Meyer, Inc. of Shelton and William B. Meyer, Inc., a transportation, storage and logistics company headquartered in Stratford.
The drawing will be held on March 10, 2010 at the 14th Annual SWIM Celebrity Breakfast. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Mario and Irma D'Addario Hypertension Fund at St. Vincent's Medical Center and the SWIM Across the Sound.
The Mario and Irma D'Addario Hypertension Program at St. Vincent's Medical Center spreads awareness and provides free blood pressure screenings and information to the public every Wednesday at the Westfield Trumbull Mall through the St. Vincent's Wellness Booth. The D'Addario family established the program in 1999.
For 22 years, the SWIM has had a unique niche, providing cancer education, screening and prevention programs at low- or no-cost for the elderly and underserved. In addition, the SWIM helps individual cancer patients on a case-by-case basis with specific needs, such as the funding of wigs and prostheses, medication assistance, free transportation to treatments and appointments, day-care scholarships, support groups and more. The charity raises funds through events such as the SWIM Marathon, Breast Cancer Luncheon, Walk/Run for Cancer and Prostate Cancer Celebrity Dinner. Wherever possible, the SWIM covers costs and expenses of events through corporate sponsorships, and staffing overhead is covered by the St. Vincent's Medical Center Foundation. The SWIM's main area of reach is eastern Fairfield County, but outreach programs extend to other areas of Connecticut with the SWIM's Hartford Chapter and annual fund raisers for New Haven County, as well as support for Connecticut's first responders and correction officers with cancer. The SWIM's Teen SmokeStoppers program has reached 100,000 children throughout the entire state to date. The SWIM raised $2.65 million in the 2009 fiscal year and helps more than 20,000 people annually.
Only 3,000 raffle tickets will be sold. Tickets are just $20 each. Buy a whole book of 5 tickets for $100. They make great gifts and stocking stuffers. Get yours now, while supplies last, at the Seton Shop and the Info Desk in St. Vincent's Medical Center, or call St. Vincent's Foundation at (203) 576-5451.
