CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE
LAUNCHES FIFTH ANNUAL NATIONWIDE
BOURBON RAFFLE
Highest Quality Bourbon Raffle in the Country Includes
Two Full Flights of Pappy Van Winkle
15 Chances to Win for Each Ticket Purchased
Online Event Now Live with Drawing Set for June 23, 2026
(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) – The Catholic Education Foundation of the Archdiocese of Louisville (the “Foundation”) today announced an exciting raffle event that will provide even more tuition assistance funding for Catholic school students in need when they return to school next fall.
The fifth annual online bourbon raffle is available on the Foundation’s website, www.ceflou.org, through June 22, with a live drawing to be held on Tuesday, June 23 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Raffle tickets will sell for $100 each, with a limit of 10,000 tickets to be sold. Tickets can also be purchased by accessing the accompanying QR code. The full inventory of these special rare bourbons can be viewed on the Foundation’s website.
Foundation President Richard A. Lechleiter exclaimed, “This year’s raffle promises to be our best ever!! And – for the third year in a row – we’re featuring not one but two full flights of Pappy Van Winkle – the rarest of the rare bourbons around the world!! Are you kidding me??”
“Now in only our fifth year, our raffle has become a nationwide event, with last year’s tickets purchased across all 50 states. WOW!!!”
“We’ve got the finest bourbons in the world. So come aboard and join the fun before the raffle sells out! And together with you, we can say to every Catholic school family in need, “The Answer is Yes!”
About the Catholic Education Foundation
For over 200 years, Catholic schools have contributed significantly to the social, spiritual and economic fabric of our entire community. The Catholic Education Foundation is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the growth and vitality of Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Louisville. Since 1999, the Foundation has awarded over $68 million in support of Catholic education.
The Foundation and its funding partners – the Archdiocese of Louisville, the 39 Catholic elementary schools in central Kentucky and Community Catholic Center – currently support an amazing 3,700 Catholic elementary students through tuition assistance grants aggregating a record $8.6 million. Visit the Foundation at www.ceflou.org.