House raffle will raise $150,000 for charity

The house at the end of a cul de sac in Dunkirk has a gazebo, a large deck, and a spacious backyard overlooking Lyons Creek. Its appraised value is $550,000.

And it could be yours for less than it costs to fill up an SUV.

"I just thought it would be fun to do something different," said Trina Robison, owner of the home just over the Calvert County line.

The home will be raffled off as the largest fundraiser in the history of Annapolis-based Foodlink Inc., said Cathy Holstrom, the organization's executive director. Foodlink officials hope to sell 7,000 tickets at $100 a piece, then buy the home from the...