GUILFORD — Due to COVID-19, a maple syrup raffle and an online Zoom musical and storytelling event, “A Celebration of Maple,” will replace the Guilford Community Church's longstanding sugar-on-snow fundraiser this year on Saturday, March 20, at 4:30 p.m., via Zoom, according to organizer Fred Breunig.
All raffle purchasers will automatically receive a link to the Zoom event by email, though Breunig stressed that raffle participants need not be present to win.
Instead of the traditional meal, performers Andy Davis and Peter and Mary Alice Amidon will “feed your soul” with music and songs, while longtime sugar-maker Al Franklin will share stories from his many years of tapping sugar maples and boiling syrup.
The raffle of each gallon, interspersed throughout the event, will be limited to 50 tickets. Multiple tickets may be applied to one gallon or spread them out among the four.
Mail a check in multiples of $5 by March 20, payable to Guilford Community Church with “syrup raffle” in the memo line, to GCC, 38 Church Dr., Guilford, VT 05301.
Tickets also may be purchased via the PayPal link at guilfordchurch.org. (Please specify “syrup raffle” in the note space provided.)
Be sure to include your email address to receive the Zoom event link, which will be provided upon receipt of payment.
Guilford Community Church is one of the five oldest churches in Vermont, founded in 1767. The money raised helps support the church's outreach in the broader Brattleboro community.
For more information, call Breunig at 802-254-9019 or email [email protected].