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Estuary center hosting restaurant raffle fundraiser

September 20, 2020 12:00 am • Last Updated: September 20, 2020 7:31 pm

Old Lyme — The Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center is selling tickets for its new Great Eats Raffle, with proceeds supporting several shoreline restaurants as well as the center's conservation efforts in southeastern Connecticut.

Raffle tickets, available for $100, enter participants for a chance to win a gift certificate from restaurants including the Old Lyme Inn, Pasta Vita and Fromage Fine Foods. A total of 250 raffle tickets are available, with the drawing held at 5 p.m. on Oct. 8.

To purchase tickets, visit https://www.ctaudubon.org/rtp-estuary-home.

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