Raffle replaces 'Wine and Roses' fundraiser

BATON ROUGE — A long-standing fall fundraising activity by the Friends of the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden is taking on a different look in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wine and Roses is replacing the traditional outdoor dinner in the rose garden with a “Remote Raffle Affair” that began on Sept. 14 and will continue until Nov. 23.
People can celebrate the riches of the Botanic Gardens during social distancing by participating in a raffle of 20 curated baskets full of one-of-a-kind artwork, gifts, décor, memorabilia and experiences, said Botanic Gardens director Jeff Kuehny.
Each basket also comes with a bottle of wine, a bottle of prosecco, two wine glasses and a custom-designed floral bouquet.
Individuals can go online and purchase raffle tickets for one or more baskets.
Tickets are one for $25, five for $100, 15 for $200 and 30 for $300 and are available exclusively online at http://bit.ly/wineandrosesraffle.
The raffle will end and tickets will be drawn for each basket Nov. 23.
All proceeds support the building of the Burden Museum & Gardens Welcome Center.