Basket Raffle Research Paper

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My elementary school,Creek View Elementary, hosts a fundraiser called “ The Basket Raffle”. Surprisingly, I remember how lively and successful the events were every year. Each class was assigned a theme that would help guide families with knowing exactly what items to donate in order to create the classes’ basket. The PTA would assemble all the items from each class in gigantic gift baskets for the highly anticipated raffle. Parents and students that desired to win the baskets had to buy tickets to put in the smaller baskets designated for choosing the winners. There was also an auction held that distributed Atlanta Braves tickets,Falcons tickets, Georgia Aquarium tickets, and more. Even though I always went home disappointed that I

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