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Lottery
Teams Up with Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation on
Scratchers®
Ticket
SACRAMENTO
– The
California
Lottery and the
California
Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation have joined forces to
create a new Scratchers ticket. The ticket, named “In the
Line of Duty,” pays tribute to peace officers and assists
the families of their fallen colleagues.
“We
are pleased to team up with the foundation to support the
families left behind by peace officers who have made the
ultimate sacrifice for our state,” Lottery Director Joan
Borucki said. “Customers can help support the work of the
foundation by buying the ticket.”
Part
of the proceeds from the Scratchers ticket, up to $300,000,
will go to support the foundation. That payment is a
licensing fee that will not interfere with the amount of
money that the Lottery pays out to education.
“This
partnership is a win-win situation for both our
organizations,” said Don Novey, Executive Director of the
California
Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation.” We are honored to
team up with the California Lottery for two great causes. We
hope the “In the Line of Duty” Scratchers ticket reminds
Californians of the commitment peace officers make day in
and day out.”
The
ticket will cost $2 and begin to appear at more than 20,000
retail locations statewide on April 1st.
More
than 95 cents of every Lottery dollar is returned to the
community in the form of contributions to education, prizes
and retail commissions. The California Lottery contributes
at least 34 cents of every dollar that players spend on
Lottery products to public education and returns more than
50 percent of sales to players in the form of prizes. Since
its inception in 1985, the Lottery has contributed nearly
$21 billion to
California
schools out of total sales of more than $56 billion.
Retailers benefit too, earning $3.6 billion in compensation
since 1985.
The
California Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation is a
non-profit charitable foundation whose mission is to
recognize and honor
California
’s peace officers who gave their lives ‘In the Line of
Duty’ serving the citizens of this great state, and
provide support to the family members left behind.
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