At Notre Dame's 2014 Oktoberfest celebration held Saturday on the school's Pontiac campus, the winning Super Raffle tickets were drawn from about 47,000 tickets that were sold, netting the lucky winners big prizes. Raffle ticket holders had a chance of winning one of the seven main prizes: $50,000, $10,000, $5,000 and four $1,000 payouts.
The proceeds from the raffle—more than $370,000—is expected to help Notre Dame with financial aid, continuing technology upgrades for the students and other classroom enhancements.
More than 575 Notre Dame families and friends attended Saturday's celebration, which featured cocktails, dinner and music.
The winning Super Raffle ticket numbers:
1st prize: $50,000: Ticket no. 000152
2nd prize: $10,000: Ticket no. 029320
3rd prize: $5,000: Ticket no. 027473
4th prize: $1,000: Ticket no. 039841
5th prize: $1,000: Ticket no. 040513
6th prize: $1,000: Ticket no. 127221
7th prize: $1,000: Ticket no. 030933
In addition, four members of the Notre Dame community were named “volunteers of the year” Saturday night. They are Kristen Kent, Caroline Miller, Janet Dondanville and Amber Housey. Congratulations!
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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.