2025 Botswana Trip for Two Raffle Sponsored by Riverbanks Society

Raffle Details:

• Raffle Entry — $100.00 each
• Entry — Raffle entries may be purchased at riverbanks.org from April 1, 2025 at 9:00_AM until April 30, 2025, at 11:59_PM, unless sold out.
• Drawing — Random drawing will take place Thursday, May 1, 2025 at Noon. Winner will be announced on Friday, May 2, 2025.
• Odds — Odds of winning based on raffle entry sales. A maximum of 750 total entries will be sold.
• Eligibility — Open to individuals twenty-one (21) years of age or older who reside in South Carolina. Riverbanks Zoo and Garden staff, members of the Riverbanks Society Board of Directors and members of Riverbanks Park Commission, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter or win.
• Fair Market Value — $38,990.00.
• Taxes — Federal and South Carolina state withholding taxes at the rate of 37.78% of the fair market value of the Botswana trip for two will be paid on behalf of the winner by the Riverbanks Society.
• Net proceeds to benefit the care and conservation of the animals and plants at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.

Participants must:

• Be available to travel July 17–29, 2025.
• Book their own flight (up to $2,500.00 airfare per traveler to be reimbursed).
• Have an up-to-date passport valid for at least six months after the date of your return (at least five blank pages recommended for visas, entries and departures).
• Certain inoculations may be needed before departure; requirements vary from country to country. Consult with a physician at least eight weeks prior to discuss individual needs.