Whiteside County Sheriff Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi reported funding for Crime Stoppers has been slowly dwindling over the past few years. “Even though we are not at a crisis level yet, we definitely don’t want to be. The Crime Stoppers Board [members] have been debating ways to raise some funds. We have talked about boot-drives and cookouts, but the reality of those [events] is not a whole lot of money for the effort.”
“We have decided to have a drawn-down raffle. We will sell only 100 tickets at $50 each and pay out ten places, for a total of $2500. The ten places are as follows: $600, $500, $400, $300, $200, and five prizes of $100. Supporters have a 1-in-10 chance of a least doubling their money. That is a lot better odds than the Lottery!”
“Modern Woodmen of America will grant match the $2500 profit that the Crime Stoppers Board makes, so the actual funds we net will be $5000. This money will go a long way towards helping us fight crime.”
“I realize that $50 is a pretty good sum to pay for a ticket, but it goes towards making Whiteside County a safer place.”
Contact Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office at 815-772-5240 or visit thecity1.com office at 230 E. Main Street, Suite 105, Morrison, IL.
