OXFORD, Miss.–With football season approaching, fans of Ole Miss are being offered a chance to win season tickets to Rebels’ games along with a tailgating package as part of a campaign to benefit financial literacy.
The “Touchdowns & Tailgates” raffle is being staged by Mississippi FCU through Aug. 31. Tickets cost just $5 and there is no limit to the number of tickets that a person can buy. Funds raised will go to the Lafayette County Literacy Council, whose mission is to improve the quality of life in Oxford and Lafayette County through literacy and reading. Its core programs are the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, ABLE and the Children’s Book Festival. In 2014, the Council gave more than 10,500 books to local children, taught nearly 600 parents why and how to read to their children from birth, and launched ABLE, a much-needed literacy and GED preparation program for adults.
The winner of the raffle, who will be announced Sept. 1, will get two season tickets to Ole Miss home football games, a Yeti cooler, a Nike football signed by Coach Hugh Freeze, two Ole Miss lawn chairs, two Ole Miss Tervis Tumblers, two Ole Miss Grove Cups, two Ole Miss Huggies, two MSFCU Huggies, a party supply package, and pom poms.