Lions Mustang Raffle Enters Final Days

The annual Newtown Lions Club’s Mustang raffle is in its final days. The drawing will be held on October 18 at the middle school on Queen Street at 1 pm.

Tickets, $10, can still be purchased at Amaral Motors, the Booth Library, the Drug Center, Dodgingtown Garage, Newtown Car Wash, Yankee Discount Wine & Liquors, and the Newtown General Store. They are also available at the office of optometrist Dr Wong (Lens Crafters) in the Danbury Mall or from any Lions Club member.

This year’s car is a rare 1964½ convertible, built the first model year Mustangs were offered by Ford. The classic car is light blue with a white top and features air conditioning, automatic transmission, power steering and brakes, and a 260CID V8 engine.

The proceeds of the raffle will benefit a wide range of community, state, and national projects and charities with a special focus on blindness research, juvenile diabetes, drug awareness programs, and assistance to the underprivileged.

Last year’s raffle proceeds were used for the benefit of community projects and programs including Meals on Wheels, Newtown Youth Services, the C.H. Booth Library, the Dorothy Day Hospitality House in Danbury, the Lions’ Low Vision Center, The Newtown Board of Fire Commissioners, Ability Beyond Disability, and many others. The Lions also contributed to national projects including diabetes awareness and the Lions Club International Fund.