Frequently Asked Questions

  • The Silver Ticket Raffle is Boys & Girls Aid’s official kickoff to the Foster Love Gala! This year, we are raffling off two main cabin round-trip tickets on Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines to destinations within North America, Central America, and Hawai’i. Vouchers are valid for flights served by Alaska Air Group (operated by Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, or SkyWest Airlines flights operated for Alaska Air Group) for the route authorized.

  • Each Silver Ticket Raffle entry costs $50.

  • No, there is no limit to the number of Silver Tickets that can be purchased per person.

  • A maximum of 500 Silver Tickets will be sold in the 2026 Silver Ticket Raffle.

  • Silver Tickets are exclusively available to purchase online on Boys & Girls Aid’s official entry page. To purchase a ticket, click here.

  • The entry period for the 2026 Boys & Girls Aid Silver Ticket Raffle is 11 a.m. PST on Friday, February 20, 2026, through 5 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

  • The winner of the Silver Ticket Raffle will receive two (2) main cabin round-trip tickets valid on Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines flights to/from North America, Central America, and Hawai’i, with no blackout dates. Each main cabin ticket is valued up to $1,750. Vouchers must be ticketed prior to the expiration date printed on the voucher (one year from May 16, 2026). Vouchers are not transferable and are subject to the additional terms and conditions on the applicable Travel Authorization Form.

  • You must be 18 years of age or older to enter the Silver Ticket Raffle.

  • You do not need to be a resident of the state of Oregon to participate in the Silver Ticket Raffle. However, Oregon state law requires that the raffle ticket purchaser must be physically located within the state of Oregon at the time of the raffle ticket purchase.

  • The Oregon Department of Justice requires that Silver Ticket Raffle purchasers must be be physically in Oregon at the time of purchase. The purchaser of the winning Silver Ticket will be asked to attest in writing that they were within the state of Oregon at the time of purchase.

  • Yes! As long as you make the purchase while physically in the state of Oregon, you can purchase a Siver Ticket for anyone 18 years of age or older. To purchase an entry for someone else, simply enter your name and purchaser information in the payment fields and the name and contact information of the person for whom you are entering on behalf of in the entry form at check-out.

  • No, you do not need to register for or attend the Foster Love Gala to enter the Silver Ticket Raffle. That being said, please register! The Foster Love Gala will be a lot of fun, and we’d love to see you there!

  • The winner of the Silver Ticket Raffle will be announced via livestream from the Sentinel hotel on Boys & Girls Aid’s Instagram account (@bgaid) at 3 P.M. PDT on Friday, May 15, 2026. The winner will be contacted directly via phone and email by a Boys & Girls Aid staff member.

  • Yes. The $3,500 ARV of the Silver Ticket Raffle prize is considered taxable income. Taxes on all winnings are the sole responsibility of the contest winner.

  • No, raffle ticket purchases are not tax deductible.

Thank you!

Questions? Contact Angie Fenske at afenske@boysandgirlsaid.org or 503.542.2305