TRI-CAP wraps up Half the Pot raffle after 60th anniversary celebration

TRI-CAP has wrapped up its 60th-anniversary Half the Pot raffle, with the winning ticket selected Monday, May 27, at the agency’s corporate office in Jasper. The prize was set at one-half of all ticket money collected, and because the fundraiser marked TRI-CAP’s 60th year, the winner was guaranteed at least $1,060.

Tickets were sold from April 25 through May 25 online and at TRI-CAP offices in Jasper, Petersburg and Boonville. TRI-CAP said the winning ticket number would be posted on its website and social media and released to the media, as the organization moved from sales to prize claiming and verification under its official rules.

The raffle carried more weight than a one-day payoff. The promoter and sponsor, the Dubois-Pike-Warrick Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc., doing business as TRI-CAP, conducted the contest under Indiana charitable-gaming law and oversight by the Indiana Gaming Commission. That framework matters for a local nonprofit because it keeps the fundraiser transparent while giving supporters a simple way to take part in a milestone campaign.

The raffle also pointed back to the broader demand TRI-CAP is seeing across Southwest Indiana. In its 2025 Community Impact Report, the agency said it assisted 3,267 clients from 1,684 households, facilitated nearly 1,000 internal referrals and connected families to more than 11,700 external community services. TRI-CAP also reported partnering with 96 unique organizations and taking part in 23 outreach efforts that reached more than 1,800 people.

Those numbers help explain why TRI-CAP has turned its 60th anniversary into a yearlong public push. Founded in 1966, the private nonprofit 501(c)(3) community action agency serves Dubois, Pike and Warrick counties, with additional reach into Gibson, Spencer and Vanderburgh counties. A March visit from the Jasper Chamber of Commerce added another public nod to the organization’s 60 years of service and its presence in the local nonprofit network.

For Dubois County residents, the Half the Pot raffle was less about a single winner than about how a community campaign can keep an agency visible while supporting the programs that families rely on. A modest ticket purchase helped TRI-CAP mark a six-decade milestone, and the turnout showed that local backing for its work remains part of the county’s civic fabric.