{"id":39472,"date":"2017-05-05T14:30:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T20:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=39472"},"modified":"2022-01-30T21:21:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T03:21:00","slug":"st-john-the-evangelist-catholic-church-presents-the-drawdown-at-oxford-conference-center-friday-may-5-at-7-pm-in-oxford-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/st-john-the-evangelist-catholic-church-presents-the-drawdown-at-oxford-conference-center-friday-may-5-at-7-pm-in-oxford-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"St. John The Evangelist\u00a0Catholic Church\u00a0Presents &#8220;The Drawdown&#8221; at Oxford Conference Center Friday, May 5 at 7 pm in Oxford, Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>WHAT IS IT?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The drawdown is the opposite of a raffle. The winning tickets are the ones or one that stays in the tumbler the longest.&nbsp;Tickets will be continually drawn throughout the night until there are only five tickets remaining. If the final five ticket holders all agree to split, then the $10,000 will be split among the five.&nbsp;If there is no agreement the tickets will continue to be drawn until all of the ticketholders agree to split or there is a single winner in the tumbler.&nbsp;You do not have to be present to win.&nbsp;You must be 21 or older to participate.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>HOW MUCH IS IT?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Tickets are $125 for two people, which include access to an open bar, buffet, live music and one chance to win $10,000.&nbsp;For an additional $25, insurance may be purchased. Insurance is for a second chance in the tumbler during the first 100 draws.&nbsp;Reserved seats for eight people are available for $1,000, including four tickets with insurance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>THE PURPOSE<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In August of 2016, six people were killed in a tragic airplane crash leaving this community in mourning and three young families without parents.&nbsp;The six were Michael and Kim Perry, Jason and Lea Farese, and Austin and Angie Poole.&nbsp;This drawdown benefits their families left behind, all proceeds will be divided among the families to help with the expenses that come with running a household and caring for children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For tickets, seating, and info:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Suzanne Helveston 601-479-1506<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Kalley Kaigler&nbsp;662-832-5455<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39473 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/TLV-278-HP-St-Johns-DrawdownAD2017-650.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHAT IS IT? The drawdown is the opposite of a raffle. 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