The Tampa Bay Sports Commission along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Lightning, Rays, Rowdies and University of South Florida have teamed up to host a two week, community wide Team Tampa Bay for Joey J 50-50 Raffle. The raffle began Aug. 13 and will conclude Monday (Aug. 27) when the winner is drawn.
The raffle will help assist with the financial medical needs of 15-year-old Joey Johnston, the son of longtime Tampa Bay sports writer Joey Johnston, a Times correspondent. The raffle raises funds for the benefit of the Johnston family to assist in offsetting anticipated medical, personal and household expenses resulting from injuries he sustained in a tragic accident in July.
The raffle is valid for parties in the following counties: Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota. Anyone outside the designated areas who wants to donate to help the family can visit the families GoFundMe page, gofundme.com/joey-johnston039s-recovery.
All participants are encouraged to purchase five for $10, 25 for $20, 100 for $40 and 250 for $100.
Additionally, local franchises have donated select items that will be offered as secondary prizes leading up to the pulling of the grand prize 50-50 raffle drawing on Tuesday, August 28.
For more information on the cause and the live, up-to-date raffle total, visit TeamTampaBayForJoeyJ.com.