# 2023 Columbus Day Drawdown ## October 8, 2023 ## Raffle begins 7:00 PM Every year on the Sunday before Columbus Day, the Vicksburg Knights of Columbus Council 898 hold our Annual $3000 Drawdown, our raffle featuring a grand prize of $3000, a generous banquet that includes plenty of shrimp and cocktail sauce, and a silent auction. Our Annual Drawdown fundraiser is our biggest fundraiser of the year and supports our charitable works. We will still be 300 selling individually numbered tickets, and each ticket will be $75. Each ticket will entitle you to food for two people and one entry in the Drawdown Raffle, with the following prizes: * $3000 for the last number picked * $100 for the 200th number picked * $100 for the 100th number picked * $75 for the first number picked Plus various other prizes for some of the ticket numbers in between. The grand prize winner may split the grand prize with the runner-ups. Our banquet will include * Shrimp and cocktail sauce * Gumbo * Red beans and rice * Chicken wings and drumlets * Pasta salad * Brisket, pulled pork, ham, and dinner rolls for slider sandwiches. The banquet opens at 6:30PM and the Raffle will begin at 7:00PM and continue until the last number is called. ## How to obtain tickets You can purchase tickets online at our [Online Store](https://kc898.square.site). There is an additional transaction fee of $2.50 for online and credit card purchases. You can also purchase actual physical tickets from us by cash or check. Ask any Knight of Columbus from Vicksburg Council 898 after Mass, call us at (601) 636-8372, stop by the KofC at 310 Fisher Ferry Road before or on the day of the Drawdown, or mail in your order of tickets with the following info: --- **Name**:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_<p /> **Address**:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_<p /> **Phone Number**:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_<p /> **Number of tickets**:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ &times; $75 = \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Make check payable to K of C) Mail your order to: **Knights of Columbus, P.O.Box 1003, Vicksburg, MS 39181**<br /> Don't forget to include a return address! ---