Fire Station Fundraiser – 50/50 Raffle Platform.

Overview

Fire Station Fundraiser is a 50/50 raffle platform for local fire stations. Each station runs its own campaign. Every campaign has a goal, a story and a draw date. Supporters buy tickets. Half of every dollar goes to the station. One winner takes home the other half.

Craxinno designed and built the Fire Station Fundraiser website from the ground up, using our WordPress development and Elementor expertise.

The challenge

Many fire stations do not have the budget for vital gear. Think thermal imaging cameras, rescue tools and protective clothing. Old-style fundraising is slow and hard to grow. The client wanted one place where any station could run a campaign. They also wanted to give people a real reason to give.

• Give each station its own campaign page with a goal, story and draw date
• Reward supporters: one winner gets 50% of the pot
• Build trust with clear numbers: money raised, percent funded, tickets sold and recent supporters
• Make buying tickets fast on any phone or computer
• Show the rules clearly, including responsible gaming, winner claims and the 18+ age limit

What we built

We built a 50/50 raffle platform that can run many campaigns at once. Each ticket sale is split in two. Half builds the prize pool. Half goes to the fire station.

1. Choose a station: browse active campaigns and read each station's story.
2. Buy tickets: tickets cost $25 each, up to 10 at a time. A live calculator shows the total, the possible prize and the station's share.
3. Draw: on the draw date, one ticket is picked from that campaign.
4. Win 50%: the winner claims half the pot. The station keeps the rest.

Key pages and features:

• Home: a bold hero, a three-step guide, featured campaigns, impact counters and a clear call to action.
• Campaigns: a filterable list of campaign cards. Each card shows the location, ticket price, goal, progress, tickets sold and draw date. Funded campaigns show a "Goal Reached!" badge.
• Campaign page: a full-width hero, the station's story, progress toward the goal, prize pool vs. station share and a list of recent supporters.
• Ticket widget: pick a quantity and see live totals. The "Buy Tickets" button updates as you go. Trust badges show secure payments, the 50/50 split and direct impact.
• Header and footer: a mega menu, a "Support Now" button, legal links and an 18+ notice.

Design approach

The look is bold and built around firefighting. Tall, condensed headlines sit over dark photos of firefighters and their gear. Black buttons give strong contrast. Green marks prices, progress and funded goals. Campaigns sit in a clean card grid. The campaign page uses two columns: the story on the left and the ticket widget on the right. The whole site is mobile-first, so people can buy tickets in seconds.

Technology

The site runs on WordPress with Elementor Pro and the Hello Elementor theme. Theme Builder controls the global header and footer. Pages load fast thanks to per-page CSS and smart prefetching. Built-in sitemaps help search engines find every page. The client can add and update campaigns without a developer.

The result

The result is a clean and trusted way to raise money for fire stations. Clear rules pages and a simple campaign setup make it easy to add more stations across the United States.

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