The Salvation Army Raffle is a staple of the CCH festive calendar, right up there with the annual Christmas party and the masses of tinsel festooning team areas.

“It’s a great tradition here at CCH” says long-time organiser of the raffle, Graham Clayton. “It’s been going at least 10 years”, he guesses, scratching his head. It’s probably been going a bit more than that.

Community spirit is at the heart of this event, with employees from all areas of the company teaming up to donate prizes, sell tickets and scrunch up the ticket stubs for the draw itself. CEO Dave Lampert is a passionate supporter of the raffle and can be seen selling tickets every year at the staff Christmas party.

Prize lists are studied carefully – this year’s winner had the difficult choice of deciding between an Apple Iphone and an Amazon Kindle, along with a dozen other fabulous prizes.

Graham says the real reason for the event is not the prizes, but the donation of all proceeds to the Salvation Army.

In a typical week, The Salvation Army in Australia provides people in need with an estimated 100,000 meals. It provides beds to 5,000 homeless people, rehabilitation to 500 addicted and refuge to 400 victims of domestic abuse. It also provides counselling to several thousand people.

Each year the CCH Salvo Raffle raises thousands of dollars, and the company matches the amount raised by the staff. Graham and the CCH team are proud to announce that this year’s donation to the Salvation Army will total approximately $5660.

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