City employees raise more than $10,000 for Grand Prairie charities
Courtesy City of Grand Prairie
Raffle tickets are being sold to the public through Dec. 19 for $2 each in the annual Grand Prairie city employee Christmas Basket Raffle. Proceeds are donated to Lone Star Park Charitable Foundation for distribution to Grand Prairie charities. More than $10,000 has been donated since the annual raffle began in 2004.
The eight baskets may be viewed at the city’s Development Center, 206 W. Church St., or online at http://www.gptx.org/holidaybaskets.aspx.
Tickets are $2 and can be purchased through 4 p.m. Dec. 19, when the winning tickets will be drawn.
Tickets may be purchased from:
- Ann Ellis, Building Inspections, 206 W. Church St.
- Karen Smith, Engineering, 206 W. Church St.
- Gloria Rodriguez, Fire Admin, 201 NW 2nd, #200
- Susie Hedrick, Equipment Services, 1821 W. Freeway
- Lyndsey Dudley, City Manager’s Office, 317 College St.
- Jan Hill, Airport, 3116 S. Great Southwest Pkwy
All items in the raffle are donated by city employees and local businesses. The eight baskets are packed with goodies such as Black and Decker tools, movie and dinner gift certificates, Godiva chocolate, gourmet waters from around the world, soup and cocoa mixes, a travel care kit, Air Hogs box seats, Lone Star Park tickets, Six Flags tickets, an iPod Shuffle and more. The value of the baskets ranges from $80 to $750.
“The employees have a good time giving back to the community especially during our Christmas basket raffle,” City Manager Tom Hart said. “It’s fun to see their enthusiasm and creativity during this particular drive for charity.”
Last year the Planning and Development Department sold the most tickets with their “Git ’er Done 2006” tool basket, while Grand Prairie Tourism won the “best use of theme” award for their “super entertainment” package and Environmental Services won “most beautiful” with a “spa holiday” basket.
In 2006, two lucky citizens and six city employees won baskets, which in all were worth nearly $2,400.
