Only 500 tickets at $5 each will be sold in the upcoming Montague Rotary Club Gold Mine Draw, which will offer a guaranteed payout of $1,000 to the winner while supporting numerous organizations in eastern PEI. The Montague Rotary Club and The Eastern Graphic are the proud sponsors of this draw. The organizations benefiting from the draw include the Southern Kings and Queens Food Bank, the Souris Food Bank, Hospice of Southern Kings, Rotary Library, Harbourview Training Centre, Kingswood Centre, Souris Hospital Auxiliary, Kings County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Meals on Wheels, Montague Relay for Life and other charities. The draw will take place Wednesday, February 29 and is a precursor to a weekly ‘Snowball’ toonie draw beginning March 12, with more details to come. Tickets are available from any Montague Rotary member, including Scott Annear at 969-4463, Sharon Riley at 838-2515, and Brian Barry at 838-2695. Shown here is Montague Rotary Club president Robert Jay, right, standing with the drum holding all the draw entries, and behind the drum are, from left, Rotary Gold Mine committee member Brian Barry and committee chair Scott Annear. Sharon Riley photo