The Bear meat draw for Kingsway Legion raises thousands in 20 minutes

At the end of February, an Edmonton radio station organized a meat draw to keep the Kingsway Legion from shuttering.

The event ended up being a huge success, selling out in just four hours. Because of this, 100.3 The Bear chose to host a second draw to raise even more funds.

• Meat draw raises $20K to help Kingsway Legion stay open

The raffle opened up Monday morning and sold out in 20 minutes, raising close to $20,000 for Branch 175.

“We did a thousand dollars a minute to support the Kingsway Legion, it’s unbelievable,” Yukon Jack, radio host and organizer of the draw, said.

In total, between the two draws, that’s almost $40,000 going directly to the cause.

Some of the prizes include more than $8,000 in meat and a smoker worth about $4,000.

Once again, a number of local businesses got on board to support the draw including:

• Edmonton Smoker and BBQ Supply
• Motley Que
• ACME Meat Market Ltd
• Wilhauk Beef Jerky
• Meuwly’s Artisan Food Market
• Local Meats Leduc
• Avila Arepa
• Baseline Wine & Spirit Co Sherwood Park

For more information on the draw, click here.

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