Mar 9, 2008 8:05 pm US/Eastern
A $100 Raffle Ticket Could Win You A House
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) ―
It's been sitting for a year in a real estate market that won't move. Now the owners of a home in Indian Springs, Washington County, are raffling off their house for a good cause.
Tim Williams has more on the $100 ticket that will benefit at risk youths.
It sits on 3.2 acres, has its own trout stream and has been updated from the top floor to the wooden floors.
"This house was built in 1929 and in 2005, it was completely rehabbed," said Karen Crawford. "It's around 2,700 square feet."
For a $100 raffle ticket, this $400,000 home in Indian Springs, just west of Hagerstown, will soon have a new owner...and it could be you.
"Well, the real estate market has been compromised over the last two years and so we decided to hold a raffle to sell the property and to benefit a charity," Crawford said.
The house sat for a year in a stagnant real estate market. Crawford's dedication to the youth drove this idea.
"I've been a teacher all my life and my focus has been children. And naturally I thought of San Mar because it's very nurturing and rebuilds the lives of children with difficult life experiences," she said.
San Mar's Children's Home For At Risk Girls is celebrating its 125th year. It provides residential care for adolescent girls who have been abused, neglected or have behavior problems.
Director Daniel Day sees this raffle as a win-win for the homeowner and the children's home.
"Soldiers in Afghanistan, soldiers in Iraq, someone in Panama and several people in Canada bought tickets. They're all buying part of a dream that will allow San Mar to give hope and opportunity to girls that really need help," Day said.
The raffle of this home will not only brighten the future of some at risk girls but also help them stay on the right path.
And the path to a new home may be $100 away.
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