Lobster Raffle

During cruise ship arrivals, Portland Rotary will be manning a booth in the Old Port at 6 Commercial Street, next to Summer Feet Cycling. We’ll be selling raffle tickets to benefit our many charitable projects and the Lift All Boats Project. This initiative is in partnership with Luke’s Lobster.

About our Lobster Raffle

The drawing will be held on November 8, 2024.

1st Prize – (8) 1.5 pound live lobsters

Runner-up – (4) 1.5 pound live lobsters

Lobsters can be shipped anywhere in the continental US. Participants must be 18 years or older and by physically present in Maine at the time of entry. The winners do not need to be present to win or claim the prize. 

If you’d like to purchase tickets, please reach out to a Rotarian or write us portlandrotary@gmail.com.

About Portland Rotary

The Rotary Club of Portland was established over a century ago in 1915 and is the world’s 177th Rotary ClubThe object of the club is to encourage and foster the principle of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster the following ideals:

• The development of acquaintances as an opportunity for service;
• The promotion of high ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
• The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
• The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.

About The Lift All Boats Project

Part of the beauty of the Maine lobster industry is the tight-knit community around it. But that can also be a challenge for someone who may not have grown up in or around fishing wharves. We want to give kids with no industry connection who wouldn’t know where to start, or might be afraid they don’t fit in, a chance to get out there on the water and gain an appreciation for this beloved industry. Maine’s student lobster license program requires access to mentorship, gear, a boat, and other resources that are only available to current fishermen or industry insiders. The Lift All Boats project provides access to those resources to students who want to work in the industry but aren’t equipped. For more information please visit www.lukeslobster.com/pages/lift-all-boats.

About Luke’s Lobster

Luke’s Lobster is a family-owned Maine seafood business, founded by third-generation lobsterman Luke Holden. Luke’s began as a tiny lobster roll shack in New York City, where Holden was unable to find an authentic, high quality Maine lobster roll to feed his craving for home in 2009. He, partner Ben Conniff, and their enterprising team launched and built their first ten shacks sourcing the world’s best lobster from fishermen through Luke’s father, Jeff’s seafood production business. Luke’s now has shack locations in ten US states, Japan, and Singapore, and continues to grow and spread its mission through new shacks, new grocery partners, and new online products. As we grow, we deepen our commitment to our core values, and keep our small family business mindset, with a commitment to putting stakeholders above profits, as you’ll see from our Certified B Corp status. For more information please visit www.lukeslobster.com.

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