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SPL Labor Day Raffle
Lotsa prizes, lotsa ways to win! Live drawing Mon. 9/4 at 11am EDT @ SPL and via Zoom.
SPL—where Labor Day is synonymous with winning!
Yes, it’s that time of year. We’re back with our Labor Day raffle, and whether you’re here on the island or anywhere else in the world, you can get in on the fun. All it takes is one ticket…
The live drawing with emcee Jimmy Cook will be held on Monday, September 4, 11am EDT at SPL and via Zoom (link below).
$5 Raffle, 35 prizes!
Any one of these 35 FABULOUS prizes could be yours, but there’s only one way to win: buy tickets! It costs $5 to enter, or get 5 tickets for $20. This year winners get to pick their prizes in the order their tickets are drawn. BUT anyone who attends the live drawing—in person or on Zoom—gets to jump the queue and pick their prize right when their ticket is drawn. All other winners will be called after the drawing to select their prizes from those that remain.







44 North Coffee $50 gift card + gift basket
Adell Donaghue tiny print
Blue Hill Books $50 gift card
Blue Hill Co-op $25 gift card
Blue Hill Wine Shop 2 bottles chosen by Max
The Dry Dock $50 gift card
El El Frijoles $25 gift card + t-shirt
Emily Ludolph ceramic vase
Four Acre Woods Campground two night stay + kayak rentals
Good Tide Tours one-hour boat tour for two
Greenhead Lobster eight frozen lobster tails
Greenlaw’s RV Park & Campground $125 gift card
hanna b designs faux real fabulous coat
Harbor Cafe $50 gift card
Humblebee Cafe $20 gift card
Island Ad-vantages one-year subscription
Island Fishing Gear & Auto Parts $25 gift card
Isle au Haut Boat Services two harbor cruises
J. McVeigh Jewelry $100 gift card
Katherine Hall Page two signed books + chocolate bread pudding
L.L.Bean $75 gift card
Leaf & Anna scout shoulder bag
Long Cove Sea Farm 1 dozen oysters
M.D. Joyce & Co. $50 gift card
Mainescape Nursery & Garden Shop $50 gift card
Marlinespike Chandlery waxed cord bracelet
Nervous Nellie’s Jams and Jellies two-jar gift set
Oceanville Flowers seasonal arrangement
Opera House Arts two movie passes + popcorn
Osprey’s Echo Sea Kayaking $50 gift card
Owl Furniture $100 gift card
Penobscot Bay Press four book set
Roaring Lion Farm $25 gift card + t-shirt
Sea Kayak Stonington destination trip for two
Tom Yaroschuk tarot reading
7 Grand Prizes!
Win BIG in our SEVEN grand prize drawings! It costs $10 to enter one grand prize drawing of your choice—or get 5 entries for $40 and divvy up your chances however you like.
Adell Donaghue Painting

“Cabin in Sullivan” is part of a series of oil paintings based on my plein air studies made at Edgewater Cabins in Sullivan, ME. This painting is a study for a larger work.
Adell exhibited her artwork last summer at SPL, and she also donated a tiny print to this year’s raffle—enter the $5 raffle pool for a chance to win that, too!
Dundee Limited Edition 2024 Calendar
Dundee is the unofficial “mayor of Stonington.” Beloved for his neighborhood walkabouts and house inspections, he holds office hours at Dockside Books & Gifts on West Main Street.
Humblebee Cafe Quilt

This 60” x 60” quilt was made by 11-year-old Corbin Poole and his grandmother Lucie Tyler. Corbin helps choose and place fabrics; he and his grandmother share their profits. Humblebee Cafe generously donated this quilt in addition to a gift card.
Jill Hoy Painting
Working with the particular qualities of Maine light has long been a primary focus of Stonington resident Jill Hoy’s plein air oil paintings. Known for strong composition, energy, and power of place, Jill first came to Deer Isle at age 10 and has operated her gallery since 1986. “Island and Rocky Coast” is oil on linen.
Sam Harrington signed book, At Peace, and Coffee Chat
At Peace is the authoritative, informative and reassuring guide to end-of-life care for our aging population. Stonington resident Dr. Sam Harrington practiced medicine for more than 30 years, largely at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.
Stonington Cottage One-Week Rental
Located on one of the most charming streets in town, East Cottage is the perfect place for a person or couple to enjoy Stonington. Surrounded on three sides by lovely gardens, East Cottage sits high above the village of Stonington with stunning views of the Deer Island Thoroughfare and beyond to the many islands speckling the harbor.
(Unavailable in July and August. East Cottage can be reserved in June or September; dates to be determined between the raffle winner and the owner.)
YMCA Blue Hill 6 Month Membership
The Lawrence Family Fitness Center in Blue Hill, a branch of the Down East Family YMCA, is home to a 4,400 sq. ft. fitness center with cardio machines, selectorized strength equipment, free weights, a MOVE STRONG functional training system, an 1,100 sq. ft. fitness studio for classes including group cycle on our Schwinn bikes and a six-lane 25 yd. swimming pool.
How to Order
Fill out the online order form, or email stonington.public.library@gmail.com to buy tickets. Be sure to submit your order no later than 11:59pm EDT on Sunday, September 3.
Drawing
Join the live drawing on Monday, September 4 at 11am EDT in person at SPL or via Zoom. Click on the Zoom link at the scheduled time to participate in the live drawing.