Fundraising

The Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation has teamed up with organizations throughout the Central Ohio community to assist with their fundraising initiatives.  Find out how your group can raise funds while enjoying an event at Nationwide Arena!

50/50 Raffle

The 50/50 Raffle is a fundraising program that gives participating charities an opportunity to raise funds at Blue Jackets hockey games. The 50/50 Raffle will be held during regular season Friday, Saturday and Sunday home games at Nationwide Arena. Raffle tickets will be sold for $1.00 each. We will have up to 20,000 tickets per raffle available for sale. The 50/50 winner gets 50% of the total sales and, after expenses; the remainder will got to the participating charity.

2011-12 50/50 Raffle Game Schedule and Participants

This summer we received a large number of applicants for the few 50/50 Raffle nights we had planned to offer. In an effort to accommodate as many applicants as possible we added games. We selected week night games with popular opponents for which we expect good attendance. Even with those extra games added, we still have a long list of excellent, qualified applicants that we were not able to accommodate. We will consider expanding the program further next year if the demand persists.

Thank you to all who applied!

 

CLICK HERE TO SEE A GAME BY GAME LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

 

Participation Requirements
To participate in the 50/50 Raffle Program, an organization must fulfill the following requirements:

• Be a Charitable Organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Be a Charitable Organization committed to meeting the educational, cultural, health and wellness needs of its citizens with a primary focus in line with the Blue Jackets Foundation's four pillars of giving:
• Provide 30 to 40 volunteers on assigned 50/50 Raffle game night. 
• We are no longer accepting applications for the 2011-12 season.

Each selected charity must sign a participation agreement with the Columbus Blue Jackets Foundation.  In addition, the Executive Director/President or Volunteer Coordinator of all selected charities will be required to attend an information session prior to the season.  This attendance is mandatory.  Charities will be disqualified if they do not attend this meeting.  Details are made available to charities once they are selected.

Additional Information

• Volunteer duties include selling tickets, counting cash, and handling ticket stubs. More details will be provided if your charity is selected to participate.
• Volunteers must arrive 2.5 hours prior to the start of the game and will be expected to work for approximately 5 hours.

 

If you have questions, please send an email to 5050Raffle@bluejackets.com.