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. "Cutomers 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 that '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 benefits 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 offers who gave their lives 'In the Line of Duty' serving the citizens of this great state, and provide support to the families left behind.
