BRANCH RAFFLES Branch raffle tickets are available online or at every branch. The last day to purchase raffle tickets is Feb 21. Winners will be drawn by February 26 and notified by email and/or phone. Nearly 80 businesses donate items for this raffle. Please make sure to thank those that you see on the prize lists by giving them your business! Raffle tickets are $5 each, and you can win any of these prizes: 

• Grand Prize: Disney Vacation Club 4 Night Stay 
• Two tickets to Evening in the Stacks on Feb 22 (in branch sales only)  
• Six branch community baskets with donations from area businesses
• Family fun package filled with tickets and gift cards to local attractions

Purchase tickets or become a sponsor at hclibrary.org/stacks. Did you know that Friends & Foundation of HCLS raises more than $100,000 each year to support the library’s educational initiatives? Evening in the Stacks is an important winter fundraiser that helps them reach that goal. When you make a $500 or more donation to the Friends, you receive two tickets to the party! 

EVENING IN THE STACKS: BIRTHDAY BASH Party at our sneaker ball in your snazziest outfit and your coolest kicks. Live in the spotlight during a live sneaker contest before our guest DJ gets the dance floor jumping. Enjoy a gourmet meal by Rouge Catering, sip signature drinks by The Wine Bin and Sobar, and endless birthday entertainment.  

How much are tickets? Tickets are $125 if purchased by January 31.Beginning February 1, tickets are $150 or two for $285. Purchase tickets or become a sponsor at hclibrary.org/stacks.

This year’s gala fundraiser benefits the vital work HCLS does to help prepare young children  
for kindergarten.

THANKS TO THE SPONSORS

Platinum 
Friends & Foundation of HCLS   
Gold 
The Common Kitchen at Clarksville Commons 
Howard Hughes Corporation 
Ron and Ellen Flynn Giles 
Hoenes Family Foundation   
Photo Booth 
Grimm + Parker Architects   
Silver 
Howard County Economic Development Authority 
Ronald and Cynthia Gula Charitable Fund   
Bronze 
Ayers Saint Gross 
Columbia Association 
Connection 
COPT Defense Properties   
Media 
Columbia Inspired 
FunFitnessFamily   
In-Kind 
Brown & Associates, Inc. 
Rouge Catering 
The Wine Bin