A banner of overlapping raffle tickets in vibrant colours: bright blue, mustard yellow, red, lavender, pink, and green. The text reads: "Canadian Italians Against Oppression presents their first "La Befana" raffle featuring prizes from all your favourite Italian-Canadian businesses and creatives. Including: Cafe de' Mercanti, Rita Restaurant, Pasticceria Alati-Caserta, Olimpico, Miss Napoletana, and many more! All proceeds will be donated to the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal. Live draw January 6, 2021 at 7PM EST on Instagram @BefanaMTL."er.jpg

A gif of blinking gold stars and three raffle tickets. The blue one says "Grazie"; the yellow one says "Thank you"; and the red below says "Merci". Above the tickets, the number $3210 blinks in pink and white. At the bottom of the gif, a doll of la Befana pokes her head into the frame.

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