Warning Bell Lotto

Description

Every good warning comes with a sound. A rattlesnake shakes its tail before it strikes. A fire engine rings its bell before it rolls.

Long before sirens and air horns, the bell was the fire service’s voice. Town bells called volunteers to the station, and horse-drawn engines rang their bells to clear the road on the way to a fire. Today the chrome bell still rides on the front of many apparatus, polished and proud. It no longer clears traffic, but it still rings for wet-downs, parades, and the Last Alarm, when the fire service honors members who have answered their final call. Different job, same message: pay attention, something important is happening.

Consider this your warning. This raffle rattles.

One lucky winner takes home a full book of Snake, Rattle and Roll $20 Scratch-Offs from the Pennsylvania Lottery. The game features five top prizes of $1,000,000, with 3 still in play as of October 9, 2026.

Are you ready? Here’s the opening bell! Let’s roll!

For your $12.00 donation you will receive 1 chance to win the Warning Bell Lotto package.

Numbers immediately above and below the winning number(s) receive 1 free ticket on an upcoming raffle.

Terms

Tickets are non-refundable.

Chances are sold online at westmead1.com under Small Games of Chance SGC26040.

Ticket numbers are randomly generated and emailed instantly.

Names and numbers are posted when all tickets sell; the date of the drawing will also be announced, to be broadcast on Facebook Live.

If sales slow or stop, West Mead 1 may cancel the raffle and refund all sales.

All proceeds benefit West Mead firefighters.

Must be 18+ to purchase.

Winner will be contacted for pickup at a West Mead fire station, either on Liberty Street Extension or Ryan Road in Meadville, or at Tamarack Armory on Franklin Pike. The winner(s) may request that the prize be mailed to his or her location in the continental US at no additional cost.

If prize is not claimed after 30 days, the prize becomes property of West Mead District #1 Vol. Fire Company.