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GAME SHOW TRIVIA NIGHT

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COME ON DOWN and Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025 for the ‘Game Show’ Trivia Night benefitting Washington Street Mission.

This year’s trivia night will be a fun and exciting evening complete with prizes for the best dressed team and best table decorations!  So start gathering your friends and family, grab your craziest outfit, and register your team early, this event sold out last year!

Event Details

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025

Location: VFW Lafore Lock Post 755, 2211 Old Jacksonville Rd, Springfield

Doors Open: 6:00 PM

Trivia Night: 7:00-10:00 PM

Cost: $200 per table of ten

*Can’t fill a table or looking for additional players?  Contact us at info@washingtonstreetmission.org and we will do our best to help find you a team. 

Early Bird Special: Register your team on or before August 14, 2025, and get a free large tub of cheese and caramel popcorn for your table! 

Food and Beverage: Cash bar, but bring your own snacks/food (including soda and water).

Contests:

Best-Dressed Team • Best Individual Outfit • Best Game Show Themed Table Decorations • 50/50 Drawing • Large Basket Raffle

Mulligans will be available for sale!

IMPORTANT! Follow us on Facebook as we announce the mini-games in the weeks prior to the event. This may very well increase your odds of being one the winners!

REGISTER HERE
SPONSOR INFORMATION

If paying by check, please register online (there is a pay by check option) and mail your payment to Washington Street Mission, 408 N. 4th Street, Springfield, IL. 62702. Please indicate the check is for Trivia Night.

$10,000 Rescue Mission Super Raffle

Rescue Mission Super Raffle

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Tickets On Sale March 17, 2025 to May 6, 2025!

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Prizes
1st Prize – Jackpot*
2nd Prize – $1,000
3rd Prize – $250

Early Bird Drawings
Drawing #1 – April 4, 2025
(3) $100 Winners

Drawing #2 – April 17, 2025
(3) $100 Winners

Tickets may be purchased online or by mail:

Washington Street Mission
408 N 4th ST
Springfield, IL. 62702

Please include form below when paying for tickets via mail.

Download Mail-In Form.

Final Drawing to be held Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Sangamon County Raffle License: 2025-00064

Official Rules

  • Must be 18 years or older at the time of purchase to win.
  • The Raffle is being conducted pursuant to the Illinois Raffles and Poker Runs Act, 230 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq., and the Sangamon County Code, Chapter 5.18 Raffles and Poker Runs, to raise funds for ongoing charitable purposes. Sangamon County Raffle License: 2025-00064.
  • All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. The Raffle is void where prohibited by law.
  • If fewer than 1,235 tickets are sold the prize pool will be reduced proportionally to equal 50% of net sales. If more than 1,235 tickets are sold the prize pool will increase proportionally by an amount equal to 35% of additional net sales.
  • A maximum of 5,000 tickets will be sold. If all tickets were sold at $25 per ticket, the maximum 1st prize value would be $39,280.41.
  • Non-Deductibility of Ticket Purchase: The IRS has taken the position that amounts paid for chances in raffles, lotteries or similar drawings for valuable prizes are not gifts, and consequently, the purchase of a Ticket does not qualify as a deductible charitable contribution.
    Taxes: There may be federal, state and/or local tax consequences of winning a prize in the Raffle. Any and all taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Purchasers of Tickets are advised to consult their own tax advisors with respect to tax liabilities that may arise from winning a prize in the Raffle. 

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A Mission Moment: Melanie’s Story

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Melanie’s future is full of opportunity. She has a well paying job, her own vehicle, her own home and is looking forward to the future. But Melanie was not always the confident person she is today. When Melanie first showed up at Washington Street Mission she felt alone and without hope for the future.

Melanie, like many in our community was experiencing homelessness and suffering from addiction. But at the Mission, she found a community of caring people who worked with her to help her navigate community resources, find shelter, enter treatment and restore her faith. At the Mission, she seized the opportunity to build a better life.

Every day Mission staff and volunteers work tirelessly to help those struggling with homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, or persistent poverty.

For more than 110 years, the Mission has provided hope and healing to those in need in our community.

We provide a safe and accepting community where all people are welcome and can find the care, compassion, and guidance they need to to begin the journey of rebuilding their faith and life.

Every day we serve 150 – 200 visitors at the Mission thanks to the generosity of our advocates, volunteers and donors. Join us in celebrating our next success by considering a gift to the Mission. Every gift, no matter how large or small makes a difference.

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