Okay, the title of this blog sounds like something you might read in a spam blog, but it’s actually a very legitimate and very neat idea.

Naperville Rotary Charities, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that runs an annual raffle. At $100 each, the tickets are a bit pricey, but the grand prize is $1,000,000 in cash or in the form of a new dream home, and other prizes will be given out too. The odds are pretty good of winning some prize.

And of course, there’s comfort in knowing that even if you don’t win, your money will be going to help others. After paying off the expenses to market this program, as well as the expenses for the prizes, 100% of the net proceeds go directly to great causes like Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. I’ve looked into this company–this is the 19th year they’ve done this, and it has definitely done good.

The drawing will be held on November 29, 2007. You can purchase tickets by entering here

Good luck!