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Poor sales postpone Middletown house drawingWithout raffle extension, club would have had to return $99 to each contestantBy Lizzy McLellanNews-Post Staff lmclellanfa fredericknewspost.comThe Middletown High School Sports Club postponed its raffle drawing to win a four-bedroom house in Middletown after selling about 12,000 fewer tickets than the goal.The club was scheduled to select a winner Thursday night but sold only about 3,100 tickets at $100 eachTO BUY A TICKET■ Ticket sales will continue at at the Hollow Creek Golf Club in Middletown and online atwww.middletowndreamhome.comwhen sales closed Monday night. The target for ticket sales was15,000, and the minimum to hold the drawing was 6,000.“When Tuesday morning came around and we didn’t hit that number, it was very disappointing,” said Keith Powell, vice president of the sports club. “We thought we could be successful, but we just ran out of time.”The extension came as a relief to the sports club, said Powell, because it required approval from the state. Without it, state regulations would have forced the club to cancel the raffle and return $99 to each contestant.The club initially contacted state officials last week after noticing that ticket sales were far from6,000. It wasn’t until Wednesday afternoon that the club’s wish was granted.“This is a one-time-only extension, and we’re pretty lucky to have that,” said Mark Gaver, the donor of the house, who has also covered the legal, marketing and accounting costs of the raffle. “I definitely have(See DRAWING A ll)
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The Frederick News Post
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Fri, Jun 14, 2013
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