Welcome to the AICO 2024-2025 Raffle Fundraising area. Help us to raise funds to continue outreach, research, special events, and more! For sponsorship opportunities or corporate training events email our director at eahyde @ yourku dot ca. You can still donate to top up or help us reach some of our 'stretch goals', like a new cover for the 40cm telescope! See below for the recent fundraising event over the new year, and scroll down for all of our exciting observatory goals! This fundraiser finished on January 5th 2025 and raised $4980 CAD towards our summer operations and tours, as well as helped us with 'starter funds' to run our 2025 Open Air Astro Fair. For a full list of our ongoing goals see our main fundraising and sponsors page here. Scroll down to see our grand prizes and special event videos for this fundraiser.
Why help the observatory? We are largely run by volunteers and donations, help us pay our undergrads, and do awesome things like:
- Continue Free tours
- Create Awesome Swag
- Refurbish the 40cm
- Repair the atrium
- Refit the 60cm!
- Paid Student Research
- Open Research Projects
- Free events for local schools/groups
- Free giveaways!
- Special Events!
Special Fundraiser Info for Nov 2024 - Jan 5 2025 Fundraiser
WINNER CHOSEN! Private Observing!
SUPPORTED OBSERVATION RAFFLE! Win a supported (we will help you!) observing evening with the AICO crew. The data will be your own! Contest runs Nov 25 - Jan 5. One winner will be chosen for every goal we hit!
WINNER CHOSEN! Private Tour!
PRIVATE TOUR RAFFLE! Win a private tour for you and up to 5 friends. A private in-domes tour! Contest runs Nov 25 - Jan 5. One winner will be chosen for every goal we hit!
WINNER CHOSEN! Awesome Swag!
