Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com


There are just a few days left to get tickets for VINA’s 2025 Corvette Raffle.

Participants have a chance to win a brand new 2025 Corvette or $60,000 in cash.

The raffle drawing will take place this Friday, July 4th, during the City of Brighton’s annual Fourth of July Parade.

Raffle ticket holders need not be present to win. Tickets are $100 each and can be purchased via cash, check or by using the credit card payment portal. That link is provided.

People can purchase more than one ticket for more chances to win. A maximum of 3,000 tickets will be sold, and the lucky winner will have the option to choose either the 2025 Corvette in the color of their choice or the cash prize of $60,000.

All proceeds from the raffle benefit VINA’s mission of providing affordable dental care to thousands of low-income, uninsured patients in our community. Every ticket purchased helps ensure that vital dental services remain accessible to those who need them most.

Executive Director Samantha Jorgens told WHMI they’re excited and will have the Corvette in the parade, and will also be selling tickets during the event. She said they’ll have a tent by the reviewing stand and at the end of the parade, a patient from their Victors for Veterans program will be drawing the winning ticket.

Jorgens stressed that all proceeds support VINA’s mission to care for people in need and spread smiles across Livingston County. She said it also helps fund some of their more unexpected expenses that really aren’t covered by grants and donations. As an example, Jorgens noted a couple of weeks ago their auto clean machine failed and they had to buy a new one for $9,000. She said that’s the machine that sterilizes all of their instruments and they can’t operate without it, so things like that. VINA has also doubled its Victors for Veterans space to help serve more low-income veterans but that also comes with higher costs.

VINA is partnering with Champion Chevrolet for the grand prize and First Impressions Print & Marketing for ticket printing. The license number for the raffle is #R77388.