The Pleasant Valley All Sports Club is hosting a basket raffle and 50/50 this weekend in the high school gymnasium. Raffle ticket sales will benefit all 17 competitive sports teams in grades seven to 12.

“We have a lot of baskets,” said Brittany Angelica, one of the organizers of the event. “If you can think of a basket you want, we probably have it.”

Some of the themes of the baskets include lottery tickets, M&M’s, taco night, pasta night, family movie night, kids’ toys, cash, bath and body, date night, s’mores, Dunkin coffee, Target gift cards, tickets to the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs and Scranton Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders, and gift cards to local restaurants. And then there are the big ticket items such as a 720-square-inch grill, Xbox, a television and passes to Great Wolf Lodge.

There will be a concession stand for people to get a walking taco, some candy or coffee and more, while they consider which baskets they want to try to win.

Angelica said it’s been years since they held a basket raffle, but the teams have been helpful in gathering items and baskets for the fundraiser. All of them have contributed, she said.

If someone wants to donate a basket to the cause, the club will accept donations.

“We won’t turn anyone away,” said Denise Smale, president of the All Sports Club. Email pvasc@pvbears.org to make arrangements to drop off the donation.

Smale said that they are hoping to raise enough money for the teams so they won’t have to fund raise for themselves. This way, the coaches and players can just focus on practicing and competing.

Smale said everything the teams need is provided by the school district, but these funds can help cover extra expenses.

“They all, I’m sure, will need something and they won’t have to ask the school or us,” Angelica said. “It will be their own little nest egg.”

The funds also could help pay for players to go to a sports camp, she said.

“One of the struggles is if a team goes to districts and then goes to states,” Smale said. “That can cost a lot of money.”

Smale said there are costs parents have to cover when teams go to districts. They may be able to cover districts, but going on to states could be difficult. The funds could cover some of the cost and reduce it for the parents.

Tickets can be purchased at the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The cost is $7 a sheet of 25 tickets or five sheets for $30. Big ticket items are $5 each or three for $10. The drawing will be picked on Sunday. Winners do not need to be present to win, but if they are, they can take their prizes home with them.

Angelica said she would love it if they were able to raise $40,000, but knows that might be a stretch. Smale said she would be happy if they raised $20,000.

“We need someone to donate a car,” Angelica said.

Realistically, they think about $16,000 is within range.

However much they raise, it will be divided equally between the teams.