REALTORS® are helping feed the hungry in southern Illinois by supporting the 3rd Annual Harvest of Hope Raffle.

House 2 Home (H2H) Realty and Southern Illinois Eats have partnered on the project this year, aiming to surpass the $7,850 total donated to several southern Illinois food pantries in 2019. A $1,000 grand prize drawing is scheduled for 2 p.m., Nov. 13 on H2H’s Facebook page.

“Many in our area are struggling more than usual,” says Celia Robertson, owner and designated managing broker of H2H Realty. “As we head into the holiday season, not everyone is confident there will be food on the table. That is why we joined forces with the Facebook group, Southern Illinois Eats and its 30,000 members. Together, our hope is this year’s raffle is our biggest and most successful food pantry fundraiser yet.”

“We would love to increase the number of local pantries we help and boost the amount we give each pantry,” Robertson said. “So, we’re encouraging everyone to buy tickets and join us for our always-fun Facebook live drawing event!”

Raffle tickets can be purchased for $10 each through Nov. 10 or until 2,500 tickets are gone. For more information, call 618-997-HOME (4663) or any of H2H Realty’s more than 40 brokers. You may also visit the Facebook pages of H2H Realty and SI Eats for more ticket information.

Participants do not have to be present at the drawing to win prizes. However, they must provide accurate phone numbers and email addresses on their tickets. Winners will be contacted after the drawing.

2019 H2H Realty Check Presentations To Local Food Pantries
Food pantry representatives received checks totaling more than $7,850 at H2H Realty’s Marion Office following 2019’s Harvest of Hope Raffle drawing. (l to r) H2H’s Celia Robertson, J.R. Russell of Marion Ministerial Alliance, Gayla Pottorff of Cambria Food Pantry, Jamie Gray of Herrin House of Hope, Kathy Page and Vicki Seagle of the Benton-West City Ministerial Alliance; and Peggy Maragni of The Promise Mission in Marion.
2019 Harvest Of Hope Raffle Drawing Winner
H2H’s Celia Robertson (left) watches as Catherine Rhodes of the Carterville Community United Pantry draws the 2019 winning $1,000 raffle ticket.
House 2 Home team photo
The more than 40 brokers at H2H Realty consider it an honor and a privilege to give back to Southern Illinois through the annual Harvest of Hope Raffle. In addition, they give a portion of their commission checks to charities of their choice. H2H donates to each agent’s charity, too.