STRETCH THOSE FINGERS, IT’S TIME TO SCRATCH!
AN EXCITING WAY FOR SCHOOLS TO EARN EXTRA MONEY!

Scratch-it^SM for Schools is an Oregon Lottery® promotional program in which randomly selected public schools compete for cash prizes. Since the Scratch-it for Schools program began in 1996, over $1 million has been awarded to participating public schools. With their Scratch-it for Schools winnings, schools have funded field trips, purchased new playground equipment, added books to their libraries and much more.

In 1995, Oregonians voted to allow Lottery profits to fund public education. Since then, over $4 billion in Oregon Lottery profits has gone to Oregon schools. The Scratch-it for Schools program is one more way the Oregon Lottery is helping to support education.

PREPARING FOR THE EVENTS

If you were notified as one of the 75 participating schools in this year’s Scratch-it for Schools, please watch these videos to get additional information on how to prepare for and what to expect at your Scratch-it for Schools event.

Video 1: Get Ready! Other Formats: .WMV (18 MB) .MOV (32 MB)

Video 2: Get Set! Coming Soon Video 3: Scratch! Coming Soon

HOW IT WORKS!

Each year, the Oregon Lottery invites all Oregon public schools to enter the annual Scratch-it for Schools drawing. From this drawing, 75 schools are randomly selected thoughout the state, to attend their region’s event. Each school selects 2 representatives–who are 18 years of age or older–to scratch for their school. They are then paired with 2 media representatives (provided by the Lottery), to form a team. All 4 team members will scratch as many Scratch-it tickets as they can, fast and furiously, while the five-minute countdown clock speeds away.

All cash prizes (total dollar amount) the teams uncover are kept by the schools!

Winning schools have been drawn and notified of their selection. More information will be coming via email. Video clips will be sent out to each school in January, February and March explaining more of the event as it gets closer.

The 2012 events will take place throughout Oregon in locations within the participating school’s area. Specific locations will be posted as the events draw near. Please continue to check this site www.scratchitforschools.org for updated information.

All winning schools are posted on the Participants page on this site. You can also review 2011 winners on the Previous Winners page on this site.

If you have any questions, please email us at lottery.scratchit@state.or.us. Or call us at 503-540-1041 or 503-540-1065.