It took six weeks of hard work by the students and staff of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and the hard work paid off. Now, school leaders thank the local community for helping them raise $13,280 through …
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It took six weeks of hard work by the students and staff of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and the hard work paid off. Now, school leaders thank the local community for helping them raise $13,280 through the Catholic United Financial Raffle. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and 71 other participating schools achieved a combined total of more than $1.3 million in ticket sales, the sixth highest total in the program’s 16-year history. Since its inception, the Catholic United Financial Raffle has contributed more than $16 million to Catholic schools in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.
“We’re excited to see this level of success among our partner schools, including St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.
Congratulations to their students, staff and families,” said Mike Ahles, Senior Vice President of Distribution for Trusted Fraternal Life. Catholic United Financial is a member of the Trusted Fraternal Life family of brands.
“We all know that living costs are high, so are educations costs. We believe that Catholic education is invaluable to our faith communities and society at large,” Ahles said. “We’re honored to offer this program free to schools and we’re ecstatic to see students and staff leverage the opportunity to make a financial impact for their schools.”
The raffle program is just one way Catholic United Financial fulfills its vision to help people be financially secure, faith-filled and engaged in their communities. Catholic United Financial provided all tickets, promotional materials and prizes at no cost so 100 percent of the funds raised could stay with the schools.
The raffle came to a close on March 27 with the official prize drawing ceremony. Alyssa Niedenfuer of Ramsey, Minn., was announced as the grand prize winner of a new 2025 Chevy Trax SUV or $20,000 in cash. Catholic United Financial announced 40 additional winners of prizes, including vacation getaways, gift cards, Minnesota Twins tickets, Apple watches, and more. The live-streamed ceremony ended with the awarding of $200 tuition scholarships to 25 students who sold the most tickets at their schools.
Video, photos and a list of prizewinners and results are available at: www.catholicunitedfinancial.org/raffle.
