Earlier today, BGSU athletics announced the return of the 50/50 raffle at select Bowling Green athletics events.
The Ziggy Collective and Bowling Green Youth Baseball program will present the raffles. All proceeds the Ziggy Collective receives will be allocated for name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for BGSU female student-athletes.
“We are fortunate to have important supporters and friends of the Falcons who are eagerly finding innovative strategies to support our student-athletes with NIL opportunities,” BGSU Director of Athletics Derek van der Merwe said. “This year, female student-athletes in sports designated by the Ziggy Collective will directly benefit from revenue from 50/50 sales at over 56 different events.”
Raffles will be held at all BGSU football games at Doyt L. Perry Stadium, starting with the home opener against Fordham on Thursday. There will be a kiosk at the stadium and hawkers walking through the crowd and parking lot.
Raffles will also be held at hockey games at Slater Family Ice Arena, men’s and women’s basketball games at the Stroh Center, select volleyball games at the Stroh and approved high school events on BGSU’s campus.
Sellers of the 50/50 tickets will be led by women’s basketball student-athletes at football games, volleyball student-athletes at hockey games and support from the Bowling Green Youth Baseball program at various other events.
For every raffle, half of the winnings will go to the winner, while the other half will benefit the Ziggy Collective and the Bowling Green Youth Baseball program.
All proceeds the Ziggy Collective receives will be allocated for name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for BGSU female student-athletes.
Funds raised by the baseball program will support projects such as turfing three diamonds at Carter Park and enhancing the overall experience at the complex for participants and spectators.
