Spooktacular Basket Raffle – Baskets and Gift Certificates

Sunday, October 26, 2025 Save the date!
American Legion, Castleton, VT

Doors open at 11:00 AM; the raffle starts at 1:00 PM.

$5 Entry fee comes with 25 tickets
$5 for 25 more tickets
$5 for one “Big Ticket” item ticket, or $20 for 5 Big Ticket item tickets

COSTUMES WELCOME! Many of our volunteers will come in costume.

Get ready for a frightfully fun time with our Spooktacular Basket Raffle! We’ve gathered an amazing selection of gift certificates and themed baskets that are sure to delight everyone. Whether you’re looking for a treat for yourself or a special surprise for someone else, these baskets are packed with goodies, surprises, and plenty of Halloween spirit. Take a peek at the list below and see what catches your eye—each ticket you purchase brings you closer to winning a bewitching prize! We will also have homemade food and treats.

Every penny goes to helping us rescue, feed, and find homes for cats that really need it. And let’s be honest, those cats could really use your help. Have you seen the price of tuna these days? It’s cat-astrophic! Baskets will be generously donated by local businesses and individuals.

We are also seeking donations of baskets and certificates, as well as volunteers to assist with the raffle. Please Direct Message (DM) The Feline Connection for more info on volunteering and donations.

Donated Gift Certificates

(Work in Progress – check back for more!)

Alderman’s: 3 oil changes	The Lake House Pub & Grill: $100 Gift Certificate
Avanti Hair Salon	Oliver Subaru – Oil change and tire rotation
Battle Hill Brew: $50 gift card	The Pet Cage
	Price Chopper/Market 32: $25 gift cert
Castleton Pet Supply	Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center – Salt Cave
Catamount Pet Supply: $50	A Signature Day Spa: $50 2x
Cuttings in the Ville: $25	Will’s Fair Haven Motors: 4 wheel alignment – Will
Dorset Inn / Barrows: 2 one-night stays valued between $275 to $500 each
Fair Haven McDonald’s: 2x $50 gift cards and coupons
Holly Cronin: reflexology: $75 Gift Certificate

BIG TICKET ITEM

Best Appliance and Kitchens: $100 Gift Certificate

Castleton Corners Veterinarian Clinic: $100

Green Mountain Produce: Whitehall $25

Marcel Oil Gift Cert for furnace cleaning $200

McDonald’s Gift Cards (2x) and 14 Free Medium-sized meal cards from Jason

Paisano’s Italian Kitchen in Rutland Gift Card

Pet Portrait – Digital File: Kirsten

Price Chopper/Market 32 $25 gift card

The Sparkle Barn: $50 Gift Card, Wallingford, VT

Speakeasy Cafe: $20 Gift Card and Cafe T-shirt, Rutland, VT

Vermont Country Store: $25 Gift Certificate

Wheel Inn: $50 Gift Cert from Kathy, Benson, VT

Donated Baskets (Work in Progress – check back for more!)

Fort Ann Motors

Catamount Pet Supply: Pet Basket, $50 gift cert, and many items

Photos of some of the items

Baby Basket

Beabies, Minnie and MIcky

Cat Basket with all the Fixings

Cat Basket

Cat Basket – Black Cat

Cat Basket – Grey Cat

Cat Basket – Tuxedo Cat

Christmas-themed Gift Basket donated by Emma

Cat Flap

Cloud 9 Cannabis: Medium-sized t-shirt

Dog Basket

‘Fall for Paws’ painting

Gift Basket

Chocolate Basket. YUMMMMM!

Pet Basket: Fort Ann Motor Company

Gift Basket – Sparkling Cider

Genier Sugar House: Maple Basket

Handmade Shoes Donated by Purrs & Platforms

LaValley Building Supply, Clarendon: A bucket that includes a t-shirt, sweatshirt, baseball hat, contractor’s apron, a hammer, square, drill bits, pencils, and a fly trap.