New home raffle raising funds to repair homes in Kosciusko County
By Grace Whalen
Housing Opportunities of Warsaw, Inc., a not-for-profit, Certified Housing Development Organization has teamed up with Coffel Construction to raffle off a new home in Northwest Woods Addition located ¼ mile of off of State Rd 15 in Kosciusko County. 
The raffle includes 23 cash prizes with the home valued at $215,500 as the grand prize. The drawing will be December 19, 2009, at the E. Market Street Mutual Bank in Warsaw. Only 4,000 tickets will be sold. Tickets are available until sold out.
The home will be open for public viewing every Sunday from 1-3 p.m. The home is located at 93 Sassafras Court, Warsaw. Signs will direct you from St Rd 15 to turn at the Teachers Credit Union. Tickets will be on sale at the home and can be purchased at the Housing Opportunities Office located at 827 S Union Street Suite 230, Warsaw IN 46580. Additional information is available by calling (574) 269-7641.Tickets are $100.
The proceeds from the raffle will be used to repair homes of low-to-moderate income, elderly and disabled families throughout Kosciusko County.
Additionally, each $100 donation will bring in $1,000 of federal money to replace leaking roofs, repair septic and install heating systems, retrofits for disabilities and other repairs necessary to make a home safe for a family to live in.