Rotary Club and Hospice gear up for Cruze raffle

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Representatives of the Rotary Club of Canfield, Hospice of the Valley, Greenwood Chevrolet of Austintown and General Motors of Lordstown , who are helping with a raffle for a 2011 Chevy Cruze LTZ, are, standing from left, Gerry Finch, Tom Pauley, Marshall Coney Jr., Dante Zambrini, Liz McGarry, Dee Saunders, Greg Greenwood, Jack Saunders, Lynn Roman, Bill Hendricks and Craig Olson., and seated, Tom Mock.

CANFIELD

The Rotary Club of Canfield and Hospice of the Valley have teamed up to become the driving force behind a car raffle that will raise funds to support the club’s community service programs in the Valley and at Hospice.

The raffle was announced recently by representatives of the Rotary Club, Hospice, Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown and General Motors in Lordstown.

The winner of the raffle will receive a fully loaded 2011 Chevy Cruze LTZ valued at $27,000.

The car was built in Lordstown and is being displayed in the Austintown showroom of Greenwood Chevrolet. It will be displayed from 6 to 11 p.m. July 2 at Canfield Fairgrounds.

The drawing for the Cruze will take place on Labor Day during the Canfield Fair. The winner need not be present but will be notified and responsible for sales tax, title and transfer fees.

Tickets for the drawing are $20 and can be purchased from Hospice or any member of the Rotary Club and will be available at community events throughout the area. They also can be requested by visiting the club’s website at www.canfieldrotary.org and clicking on Win a Brand New Chevy Cruze and then click on request tickets.

Hospice is a specialized form of home care that concentrates on comfort-oriented measures for individuals with terminal illnesses. It has served the Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana areas since 1979.

The Rotary Club of Canfield was chartered in 1955 and has been involved in many community service projects such as building and funding the Fair Park Rotary Community Building, the Canfield Fairgrounds 4-H Building, the Canfield High School band shell and the entrance kiosk at Mill Creek MetroParks Bikeway.

The Rotary Club sponsors such annual events as Civic Day, the Poorest of the Poor Clothing Drive, youth exchange programs, the Interact Club, a pancake breakfast, college scholarships, the Fly the Flag program and Independence Day fireworks at Canfield Fairgrounds.