Illinois Red Ribbon Lottery: It’s a win-win!
Purchase a $3 Red Ribbon Lottery for a chance to win $40,000 while
supporting the effort to end HIV/AIDS in Illinois! The Illinois Lottery on
August 7th re-launched the popular Red Ribbon Cash game, a $3 instant
scratch-off lottery ticket. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this
lottery game will go toward HIV prevention and care.
The Red Ribbon lottery was first enacted in 2007 and had been set to sunset this December.
Through the hard work of community advocates including West Side HIV/AIDS
providers, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, and the bill’s sponsors Sen. Jacqueline
Collins (D-Chicago) and Rep. Karen Yarbrough (D-Maywood), this program has been
extended until 2017.
This year the General Assembly passed a devastating
state budget that slashes funding for community-based HIV prevention, care and
housing programs by 42%. This game provides an independent funding stream
generated by the community for HIV/AIDS prevention and care in areas hardest hit
by this epidemic.
Treatment is vital to preventing new HIV infections.
New evidence demonstrates people with HIV who are receiving treatment reduce
transmission to others by 96%. As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
recently noted, an AIDS-free generation is a possibility.
Last year
alone, the Red Ribbon lottery generated $1.4 million for HIV/AIDS treatment,
prevention and care. You can help to surpass that amount this year by spreading
the word about the Red Ribbon lottery in your community.
For only $3,
purchase Illinois’ ticket to an AIDS-free state with the Red Ribbon Cash instant
scratch-off game. Tickets are currently available at all participating
retailers.
Purchase a $3 Red Ribbon Lottery for a chance to win $40,000 while
supporting the effort to end HIV/AIDS in Illinois! The Illinois Lottery on
August 7th re-launched the popular Red Ribbon Cash game, a $3 instant
scratch-off lottery ticket. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this
lottery game will go toward HIV prevention and care.
The Red Ribbon lottery was first enacted in 2007 and had been set to sunset this December.
Through the hard work of community advocates including West Side HIV/AIDS
providers, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, and the bill’s sponsors Sen. Jacqueline
Collins (D-Chicago) and Rep. Karen Yarbrough (D-Maywood), this program has been
extended until 2017.
This year the General Assembly passed a devastating
state budget that slashes funding for community-based HIV prevention, care and
housing programs by 42%. This game provides an independent funding stream
generated by the community for HIV/AIDS prevention and care in areas hardest hit
by this epidemic.
Treatment is vital to preventing new HIV infections.
New evidence demonstrates people with HIV who are receiving treatment reduce
transmission to others by 96%. As U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
recently noted, an AIDS-free generation is a possibility.
Last year
alone, the Red Ribbon lottery generated $1.4 million for HIV/AIDS treatment,
prevention and care. You can help to surpass that amount this year by spreading
the word about the Red Ribbon lottery in your community.
For only $3,
purchase Illinois’ ticket to an AIDS-free state with the Red Ribbon Cash instant
scratch-off game. Tickets are currently available at all participating
retailers.