Are you feeling lucky, Michigan?
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to announce details Thursday of a COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes that will give vaccinated Michiganders a chance to win a combined total of more than $5 million in cash and nine college scholarships worth $55,000 apiece.
Called the MI Shot to Win Sweepstakes, the lottery-style raffle will be operated by the state in conjunction with Meijer and the Michigan Association of United Ways as an incentive to encourage more residents to get vaccinated.
Any resident 18 or older who has gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine is eligible for the sweepstakes. For teens and tweens ages 12-17, there ll be a chance to win one of nine Michigan Education Trust (MET) Charitable Tuition Program four-year contracts valued at $55,000. The scholarships can be used to pay for tuition and mandatory fees at a college or university in accordance with MET terms and conditions.
Whitmer to announce Michigan COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes, scholarships Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press
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Are you feeling lucky, Michigan?
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to announce details Thursday of a COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes that will give vaccinated Michiganders a chance to win a combined total of more than $5 million in cash and nine college scholarships worth $55,000 apiece.
Called the MI Shot to Win Sweepstakes, the lottery-style raffle will be operated by the state in conjunction with Meijer and the Michigan Association of United Ways as an incentive to encourage more residents to get vaccinated.
Whitmer announces COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes with up to $5M in prizes
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has hopped on the incentive train, announcing Wednesday the MI Shot to Win Sweepstakes for Michiganders.
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(WXYZ) â Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has hopped on the incentive train, announcing Wednesday the MI Shot to Win Sweepstakes for Michiganders.
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The full details of the sweepstakes were announced during a press conference Thursday morning.
Vaccinated Michiganders will get a chance to win a combined total of more than $5 million in cash and nine, $55,000 college scholarships will be given out through a lottery-style raffle.
Whitmer to announce millions in sweepstakes to incentivize COVID vaccines
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Lansing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will unveil an initiative Thursday offering cash prizes and college scholarships to encourage more Michigan residents to get their COVID-19 vaccines.
The effort, called MI Shot to Win Sweepstakes, will give Michiganians who are vaccinated the chance to win more than $5 million and nine $55,000 college scholarships through a lottery-style raffle, according to an advisory from the governor s office. It s being supported by Meijer and the Michigan Association of United Ways.
A press conference is planned for Thursday morning to provide more details.
Initially, this spring, Whitmer said Michigan law precluded state government from offering such a program. But she has since indicated her administration was exploring the possibility.
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