The HCC&M Lottery is Here!
Your support of HCC&M's lottery helps us preserve this incredible building and bring world-class education programs and events to the Northern Neck.
Only 250 tickets will be sold as a nod to the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence. There are no physical tickets, but a unique number is associated with your online purchase. Click HERE to purchase a ticket, or you can scan the QR code below. If you prefer, call or come into the office and we will be happy to assist you. Tickets are $100 each, and cash prizes will be drawn on October 18th at the John H. Hunt II Chesapeake History Forum in the Bayne Center here at HCC. You do not have to be present to win (but it would be fun!)
The grand prize is $3,000, second prize is $1500, and third prize is $500! There will also be two interim drawings. Winning an interim drawing does not preclude you from winning a cash prize!
Inspiration to create a new signature fundraising event came through one of our History Mystery contests. Here is an excerpt: …This Virginia Gazette of July 14, 1768, promoted a lottery organized by some of Fredericksburg’s leading men, including Mann Page, Fielding Lewis, and Hugh Mercer. The “SCHEME” proposed 3,000 tickets at 20 shillings each. Of these, 213 tickets would be prizes, garnering anywhere from £500 for the grand prize to 180 prizes of £5 each; 2,787 would be “Blanks.” The gentlemen hoped to raise 450 pounds sterling for a new church in Fredericksburg as well as the purchase of a fine organ.
So, what’s old is new again! We hope you will support the lottery and share this exciting opportunity with your friends and family.
When you support history, we all win! Good luck - and thank you!
