Airplane Raffle
BY ENTERING IN THIS RAFFLE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO OUR OFFICIAL RAFFLE RULES.
TICKET SALES START ON APRIL 1, 2024
May 1, 2023 UPDATE: And the winners are ....
Grand Prize: 1963 Cessna 182 (N3191U)
#8175-SPR23-2504
Byron C., Texas
Second Prize: a PPL or Advanced Training Scholarship
#7644-SPR23-1326
Andrea K., Ohio
Third Prize: a Bose A20 aviation headset
#7666-SPR23-1378
Alex F., California
Fourth Prize: an 11-inch 512 GB iPad with Wi-Fi and cellular
PLUS a one-year subscription to ForeFlight Pro-Plus
#7554-SPR23-1121
Robert K., Illinois
SOLD OUT
The Airplane Raffle ticket sales launched on March 1 and sold out on March 8. The drawing date occurred on May 1, 2023. We appreciate everyone’s participation in helping make this raffle a success! Thank You!
If you have purchased tickets and have not received your raffle ticket numbers, please email us at raffle@wingsofhope.ngo and we will be happy to resend your airplane raffle tickets. THANKS!
SOLD OUT
The Airplane Raffle ticket sales launched at 6:00 AM on April 1 and sold out at 6:02 PM on April 4. We appreciate everyone’s participation in helping making this raffle a success! The drawing date is scheduled for June 1, 2022. Thank You!
If you have purchased tickets and have not received your raffle ticket numbers, please email us at raffle@wingsofhope.ngo and we will be happy to resend your airplane raffle tickets. THANKS!
The Airplane Raffle is SOLD OUT – HOWEVER, occasionally we have extra tickets left over due ineligible ticket purchases. If you would like to sign-up to purchase a raffle ticket, they will be made available on a “first come, first serve” basis. There are only a very small handful of these every raffle.
Raffle Update: SOLD OUT!
The Airplane Raffle ticket sales launched on March 1 and sold out on March 8. We appreciate everyone’s participation in helping making this raffle a success! The drawing date is scheduled for May 1, 2023 The winning numbers will be posted on this page at that time. We will post the numbers as soon as humanly possible.
If you did not receive your raffle tickets, please email us at raffle@wingsofhope.ngo to have your raffle numbers forwarded to you.
Please include your personal contact information – THANKS!
This year, the raffle will launch on Monday, April 1, 2024 at 12am Central Time. Only 5,000 tickets will be made available, 1 ticket for $100 and 3 tickets for $275.
Each ticket has a chance to win one of the following three prizes:
- Grand Prize: 1966 Piper Cherokee 180 (N9328J)
- Second Prize: a PPL or Advanced Training Scholarship
- Third Prize: a Bose A30 aviation headset
In order to purchase tickets, return to this webpage on Monday, April 1, 2024 at 12am Central Time and a link will be provided for you. Purchases can be made with any major credit card, no other forms of payment will be accepted.
Grand Prize Details
Grand Prize: 1966 Piper Cherokee 180 (N9328J)
This airplane is going to be hard to beat. Prior owners added just about every speed mod possible: constant speed propeller, Laminar Flow Systems wheel pants, vertical fin and rudder caps, Knots-2-U Flap Hinge Fairings, aileron/stabilator/flap gap seals and wing root fairings.
Engine Overhauled “Zero” Time SMOH performed by Western Skyways.
The exterior was updated with the post-1968 third side windows, new side windows, single piece windshield and a bright clean paint scheme. They also updated the interior upholstery, headliner, carpeting, glareshield, plastic pieces, new seatbelts w/front seat inertial shoulder belts, replaced the fuses with circuit breakers, newer control yokes and custom wood instrument panel.
Wings of Hope avionics technicians and volunteers updated the avionics with all new Garmin equipment: digital attitude indicator and horizontal situation indicators (GI-275s —allows the vacuum system to be removed), 650Xi (allows traffic and weather to be displayed), 345 ADS-B In/Out Transponder, 255 Nav/Com and 345 audio panel.
The winner of our Spring 2024 Raffle will be proud to call this Cherokee 180 their own, and they’ll be the envy of others wherever they fly!
Runner-up Prize Details
Second Prize: Private Pilots License or Advanced Training Scholarship
Valued at: $5,000
Third Prize: Bose A30 Aviation Headset
Valued at: $1,299 [ Bose A30 details ]
Meet Bryson
Twelve-year-old Bryson has been traveling from Tulsa, OK, to Shriners Children’s St. Louis Hospital since he was 6-months old for leg lengthening surgeries and follow-up appointments. Unfortunately, his family only learned about Wings of Hope in January 2023. Since then, Wings of Hope has been flying Bryson and his mom to Shriners every two-to-four weeks — saving the duo the exhausting 15-hour roundtrip drive. Bryson’s first flight with Wings of Hope was Jan. 26, 2023. To date, we have flown him and his mom 31 times for a total of 7,980 passenger miles. We are so happy Bryson and his family discovered Wings of Hope — and that we can do our part in making traveling to his Shriners’ appointments as hassle-free as possible.
100% of the proceeds from this airplane raffle support our mission
of changing and saving lives through the power of aviation — Thank You!
Things to keep in mind for the raffle
To purchase tickets, simply return to this page on Monday, April 1 at 12am Central Time. A link will be provided to process credit card payments. No other forms of payment will be accepted. We will not process any purchases over the phone – no exceptions; please do not call in to purchase tickets. Most concerns can be handled simply through email and we encourage you to contact us by email at raffle@wingsofhope.ngo, however if you feel you need to talk with someone, contact us at (636) 537-1302. Due to the large volume of ticket sales, we will do our best to respond to your concerns in a prompt manner, however we are not responsible if you are unable to purchase tickets. Thank you for your consideration.
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
There are many factors that would prevent emails from making it into your inbox, but primarily the culprit is spam and junk mail filters intercepting your mail. Check your spam folder for your ticket number(s).
If you still don’t see them, no problem! Send an email to raffle@wingsofhope.ngo and request to have your ticket numbers re-sent to you. It is important that you include your first and last name, your mailing address, and your email address so that we can properly identify you in the database.
The raffle drawing is scheduled for Monday, June 3, 2024. The winning numbers will be posted on Wings of Hope’s Airplane Raffle page after we have made contact with each of the winners. This may take some time, expect to see the winning numbers posted in the afternoon or early evening.
The ticket numbers contain three sets of information, separated by a hyphen:
(Order ID #) – (Raffle Campaign ID) – (Raffle Ticket #)
It is not our intention to make this look confusing. We use this system to prevent duplicate tickets from being issued during high rush ticket sales.
The cost of a raffle ticket is not deductible as a charitable contribution. The IRS considers a raffle ticket to be a contribution from which you benefit. If you receive a benefit from making a donation, you can only deduct the amount of your donation that is greater than the value of the benefit you receive. The IRS explicitly prohibits deducting the cost of raffle tickets as a charitable contribution.
Link to IRS – Contributions From Which You Benefit
Grand Prize: 1964 Cessna 172 (N3991S)
#11927-FALL23-4851
Jared M., California
Second Prize: a PPL or Advanced Training Scholarship
#11540-FALL23-4130
Zachary P., South Carolina
Third Prize: a Bose A20 aviation headset
#10320-FALL23-1792
Justin F., Texas
Fourth Prize: an 11-inch 512 GB iPad with Wi-Fi and cellular
PLUS a one-year subscription to ForeFlight Pro-Plus
#9783-FALL23-630
Henry K., Nebraska
1966 Piper Cherokee 180 Gallery
NOTE: Photos taken prior to avionics upgrades.
