Join your community and purchase a Charleston Animal Society raffle ticket. You could be the lucky winner of one of the most sought after vehicles of the year, a 2023 Lexus RX 350h Luxury vehicle!
This raffle is made possible by the generosity of Charleston Animal Society board members, Hank and Laurel Greer. Their gift of the 2023 Lexus RX 350h Luxury vehicle means that proceeds will go directly towards helping animals in need.
Ticket sales end at 11:59AM on July 15th.
Our Mission
Our mission has remained the same since our founding: The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In 1874, Charleston Animal Society became the first animal organization in South Carolina and one of the first in the Nation and has never turned our local animals away.
Our Vision
Our Vision is one where all healthy and treatable animals are saved. It’s a vision where all people and animals are treated with respect and kindness. And it envisions a world where cruelty is not tolerated.
Our Community
Each year we care for over 15,000 animals who turn to Charleston Animal Society for compassion and hope. With your help, we will continue to save the lives of every animal brought to our door from hamsters to horses. You are Charleston Animal Society.
Proceeds
In our 2022 raffle, 65.27% of proceeds directly supported our mission to end cruelty to animals.
The all-new 2023 RX 350h adds extraordinary refinement to its legacy. Innovative computational analysis, an integration of enhanced materials and repeatable high-stress testing performed at the Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama have realized the best version of RX 350h to date.
The all-new RX 350h aims to exceed their needs through a myriad of technological, stylistic and innovative improvements.
A hybrid motor coupled with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine with 246 total system horsepower and 233 lb.-ft. of torque is teamed with a high-output, low-resistance nickel-metal hydride battery that offers a high level of output and fuel economy. The 216-cell battery is located below the rear seat, thus enabling improved passenger comfort and storage capacity.
Inside the RX 350h, the tazuna concept, a design vision inspired by the Lexus Driving Signature, intuitively orients all essential controls and information (e.g., gauges, available Head-Up Display, meters, etc.) within the driver’s reach and forward sightline and directs the space’s expansive, minimalist layout.
Small items can be stowed in several convenient locations. A front cubby located ahead of the gearshift features a front-rear sliding lid and houses an available Qi-compatible wireless mobile device charger and USB connection. The new central console box can be opened from either the driver or passenger side.
Front seats have been designed for accessibility, superior ergonomic comfort and excellent holding capability, even during the longest of commutes or road trips. Passengers in the available 40/20/40 power split-folding rear seat can charge their mobile devices on two USB Type-C outlets (six USB ports are found throughout the vehicle) or an available single AC power socket. The rear seats are available with power folding capabilities and available cooling and heating functions.
Premium materials and patterns decorate the cabin. An available L-shaped pattern adorns the doors and seats. It’s inspired by the Japanese kageri aesthetic, which produces a varying three-dimensional expression when lit by outside or interior lighting.
An indirect illumination system resides seamlessly throughout the cabin as an expression of omotenashi. Lighting from a palette of 64 colors and 14 themes can be selected to best match a driver’s mood and energy.
One of the hallmarks of RX’s success is its dependable safety features. For 2023, the all-new Lexus RX comes standard with Lexus Safety System+ 3.0, which provides additional features and an available driver monitor system.
Pre-Collision System (PCS) – engineered to help detect a vehicle or pedestrian in the path of your Lexus under certain conditions. Should it detect a potential frontal collision, it’s designed to automatically prepare Brake Assist for increased brake force and, in some cases, can even automatically brake the vehicle to a stop. The enhanced radar and camera capabilities make it possible for the system to also help detect a preceding motorcycle or bicyclist in daytime and a preceding pedestrian in daytime and low-light conditions. Additionally, the Pre-Collision System has left-turn intersection detection capability for a pedestrian and vehicle.
Proactive Driving Assist (PDA) – When system operating conditions are met, using the vehicle’s camera and radar, Proactive Driving Assist (PDA) provides gentle braking into curves or gentle braking and/or steering to help control distance between your vehicle and a preceding vehicle, pedestrian or bicyclist.
Road Sign Assist – uses a built-in camera to help provide select road sign information in the instrument panel or in the Head-Up Display.
Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA) – designed to provide an audible alert if an unintended lane departure is detected. With Steering Assist, it can take corrective measure with a slight pull on the steering wheel.
Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) – This feature works in conjunction with Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. The lane recognition performance has been enhanced to realize smoother and less disruptive steering support while detecting preceding vehicles and/or the lines on the road to help drivers stay centered in their lanes.
Intelligent High Beam – provides greater visibility for drivers with added illumination when the road ahead is clear, then temporarily switches to low beams when it detects the headlamps or taillamps of vehicles ahead.
All-Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control with Curve Speed Management (DRCC) – Dynamic Radar Cruise Control – uses radar and camera technology to help the driver maintain a preset speed and following distance from the vehicle ahead.
The Lifesaving Lexus Raffle's proceeds is one of the most essential fundraising opportunities of the year for Charleston Animal Society and their No Kill South Carolina 2024 project. When you reserve your chance to win a fully loaded 2023 Lexus RX 350h Luxury Vehicle, you are giving a homeless animal the second chance it needs to live a life free of cruelty or fear. Charleston Animal Society is leading the charge with No Kill South Carolina 2024 to make South Carolina the first No Kill State in the southern United States by 2024. Help accomplish this mission and save the lives of thousands of animals in need with the purchase of a raffle ticket today.
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Charleston Animal Society is operating this raffle in accordance with South Carolina state law. Purchase is encouraged for entry, but not required. To enter without purchase, please send a written letter addressed to Charleston Animal Society expressing your intent to enter the raffle to 2455 Remount Rd, North Charleston, SC 29406 before Saturday, July 15th, 2023. Write-in entries are limited to one per person.