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June 26th, 2009 at 03:08pm Jennie Pollock

I wrote about this a while back (geez, I’m doing a lot of updates this week), but you have a few more weeks to buy a raffle ticket to win a Smart Car. I was reminded by this when I saw Tuesday’s GO section.

A winner will be drawn July 4 for Blackhawk Learning Connection’s first raffle.

Blackhawk is a nonprofit licensed child-care facility that provides subsidized care for children 6 weeks to 10 years old. Since founding in Rockford in 1969, it has provided care for more than 2,500 children.

The Smart Fortwo features fuel economy of 33 mpg city/41 mpg highway, a five-speed automatic transmission, a panoramic roof, front and side airbags (among other safety features) and a flat-folding passenger seat. See photos at blackhawklearning.com and smartusa.com.

Raffle tickets at blackhawklearning.com or 815-962-8853 are $20 each, four for $60 or eight for $100. They are $20 each at Alpine Bank locations, Logli, Meg’s Daily Grind, Fox 39 and WZOK. Most ticket sales end July 3.

The winner will be drawn July 4 at the Rockford Speedway. Racing that night starts at 7:07 p.m. (gates open at 5), a 10,000-watt fireworks show is planned, and you can buy raffle tickets from 5 to 8 p.m., when the drawing takes place. Entry to the speedway is $10 to $12 for adults, $5 to $6 for ages 6 to 11, free for 5 and younger.

You also can see the car and buy tickets at the speedway Saturday and July 3.

Call 815-962-8853.

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