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04/03/2023 04:38 PMPress Release, Branford Rotary Club
Braffle is back! After selling out two consecutive years, Braffle – Branford Rotary’s Outrageous Restaurant Raffle - returns for 2023.
The Absurd Grand Prize winner will get $100 gift cards to each of 50 - yes, 50 – Branford restaurants. The Ridiculous Second Prize wins $50 cards to all 50. And there are eight more prizes.
Tickets are on sale now at Braffle.org and just $20 each. Most of the proceeds go to the Branford Counseling & Community Services’ Basic Needs program, which helps families in need with food, rent and utilities. In other words, every entry purchased is a win for Branford.
With only 2,500 tickets available this year, the 3rd annual Braffle is sure to sell out again, so don’t wait to get in.
“We love having this fun event that has captured so much interest as well as raising money for our neighbors who could use a little help” said Branford Rotary President Sandy Carter. “Imagine being able to eat out at a different Branford restaurant every week of the year as a first or second prize winner.”
The raffle drawing will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, live-streamed at Braffle.org and on the Branford Rotary’s Facebook page. In addition to the Grand and Second prizes, Braffle also has 3rd – 10th prizes; $100 gift cards to use at the restaurant of your choice.
“With the cost of food, rent and utilities soaring, the demand on our Basic Needs program is staggering. The need is greater than in previous years, but through the generosity of the Branford community and the Rotary Club, we will meet these challenges” said Peter Cimino,
Executive Director of Branford Counseling & Community Services. For tickets, go to Braffle.org. To learn more about Branford Rotary, and how you can be involved, please visit BranfordRotary.org.
The Branford Rotary Club’s most recent Braffle contributed more than $30,000 to the town’s Basic Needs program, with an additional $15,000 going to other local, regional, and international initiatives that Branford Rotary supports. Since Braffle’s inception in 2020, it has contributed more than $100,000 to Branford residents in need while also supporting local restaurants.
The 50 participating restaurants are: 9 East, Allegra’s, Arturo’s, Archie Moore’s, Ashley’s Ice Cream, Branford Town House, Breakfast Connections, Café Fiore, Capone’s, GW Carson’s, China Garden, USS Chowder Pot, Crostini, Darbar, Dockside, Doma, Eli’s, G Café, Genaros, Home, Hornet’s Nest, Indian Neck Pizza, Il Forno, Jalapeno Heaven, Kampai, La Luna, Lenny’s, Local, Los Charros (opening April), LoMonaco’s, Marco’s, Mosaico, Nellie’s, Nonna Gina’s, Otoulouse, P&M Deli, Pacilieo’s, Parthenon Diner, Pasta Cosi, Pearl Wine Bar, Pompeo’s, Rossitto’s, Rosso Vino, Shoreline Café, Siam Orchids, Sky Diner, Stony Creek Market, The Stand, Thimble Island Brewery and Tommy Sullivan’s.
Braffle and other Branford Rotary Club programs are made possible by the generous support of the following Branford Rotary Partners: All American Waste, American Polyfilm, Anderson Krause, Branford Building, Branford Dental Care, Branford Road Race, Brown & Knapp/BK Group Benefits, Burban Landscaping, Cherry Hill Glass, CrossPoint Federal Credit Union, CT Orthopedics, Eventgroove, Evergreen Woods, Guilford Savings Bank, KMK Insulation, MN Reale, Mobeck-Guandalini Insurance, Munger Construction, New Haven Moving Equipment, Raymond James, Salon East, Shoreline Insurance, The Squeri Agency, Terry Architecture and TYCO Printing.