Beanie Baby raffle will benefit Rhode Island Community Food Bank

The Brown University Bookstore will hold weekly raffles in March for a chance to win a "Princess" bear Beanie Baby. The Bookstore will donate all proceeds to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Brown University Bookstore will hold weekly raffles in March for the chance to win a "Princess" bear from The Beanie Babies Collection. The Bookstore will donate all proceeds to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.

Beginning Friday, March 6, tickets may be purchased for $1 each at the Bookstore's customer service desk. Drawings will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 13, March 20 and March 27. Winners will be notified by mail or by phone, and do not need to be present at the time of drawing.

The Bookstore, at 244 Thayer St., is open Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Friday until 9 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.