PHILLIPS — Take a chance in the Share the Win Ice-Out Raffle and become a Friend Raising Funds (FRF) for the town, as well as earning some funds.

Purchase a 50/50 chance for $5 and make a guess as to when the ice will be out of Toothaker Pond. The closest estimate will earn the winner half the money collected in the sale of raffle tickets and the choice of a community group or charity in Phillips, Avon or Madrid to receive the other half.

The guess that comes closest to naming the actual day, hour and minute of ice-out will be named the winner, said contest organizer Winona Davenport. Ice-out will be declared when a boat can go from the Dill cottage dock to the lighthouse and from the beach to the pond’s far end. The decision will be made by Rick Dill or Warden Jonathan Parker.

The last chance to register a guess is 7 p.m. Sunday, April 10. Guesses may be made at Phillips Hardware and Five K Pizza, or by contacting Davenport at 639-4296 or Dill at 639-2238. For any who want to take a look at the ice before guessing, contest officials will be on site at Toothaker Pond from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10.

Residents may buy as many guesses as they want. Suggestions of community benefactors include local charities, churches, clubs, civic organizations or school projects. A list of organizations will be posted locally.

To list an organization, call 639-4296 by April 10.

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