Presque Isle Elks host holiday raffle for MCCP

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - The Maine Children’s Cancer Program, along with the Presque Isle Elks Lodge, is raffling off a holiday bedroom makeover. Proceeds will support cancer research, social services, patient transportation, and MCCP’s “no bill” rule, which ensures parents and their children go home without a hospital bill.

Tina Dougherty, Exalted Ruler at the Presque Isle Elks Lodge said: “So, MCCP is our state major project. So, all 19 lodges in the state of Maine do fundraisers to raise money to send to the kids to help them out.

Mary Harding, Chairperson for the Maine Children’s Cancer Program added: “We have been doing this since 1985 the state of Maine and we are up to about 20 million dollars that we have raised over the years. Included in this years’ raffle is a queen size bed with a mattress, as well as the bedding, and a full-size entertainment center, a dresser, a nightstand, a 50-inch tv, the full-size Christmas tree, and all of the gifts that we get from the local merchants.”

Raffle tickets are $5 apiece or 6 for $25. County residents can buy tickets at the Presque Isle Elks Lodge. The drawing will take place at the Presque Isle Elks Lodge on December 19th.