Eagles Nest announces raffle results

By Pepper Parr

October 1^st, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

Raising funds for a community initiative is never easy.  It takes an innovative approach and then some hard work to make the idea effective.

Eagles Nest is an organization that provides affordable mental health services in the community. The tag line for them is:  HOPE RESTORED, LIVES CHANGED.

They recently held a raffle that is one of the best I’ve seen in some time.

They sold 9,630 tickets and raised over $5,000. The funds will be used  to cover some of the operating costs.

There were two prizes: the Culinary Experience Bundle, which was won by N. McCarthy  of Brantford and the Upscale Flavours Gift Pack, which was won by R. Armstrong of Burlington.

The Culinary Experience bundle included:  Quatrefoil Restaurant ($300), The Good Earth Food & Wine Co,  ($200),  400 Brant Kitchen & Bar ($400), Rapscallion & Co. ($200), Spencer’s at the Waterfront ($300), Edgewater Manor ($200) and The Standard ($200).

The Upscale Flavours winner got to choose from a hand-picked selection of gift cards from two favourites:  Shy’s Place ($200) and Bench Brewing ($200)

Not a bad return for tickets that went at Single Ticket for $10, 3-Ticket Pack for $20 and a 100-Ticket Pack for $50.

Amanda DevriesWeeks before the raffle took place the Eagles Nest staff and many of their supporters met at their location on Dundas to talk about the programs underway.

Amanda deVries on the left with a staff member working the cell phones. 

It was a soft summer evening; people catching up with one another – many wearing T-shirts that spelled out what the organization is about.