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<p>LUZERNE &#8212; Call it a win-win.</p><p>On Sunday, Dallas resident Lesley Banks was turned loose inside the Gerrity&#8217;s Supermarkets&#8217; Luzerne store with three minutes to collect as many groceries as she could.</p><p>Banks was the winner of a shopping spree raffle ticket contest to aid a local social service provider Help Line/2-1-1.</p><p>Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania partnered with Gerrity&#8217;s Supermarkets, Lita and Leonard Insalaco and Allied Services on the raffle.</p><p>For her efforts, Banks went home with $510.17 in free groceries.</p><p>&#8220;Can&#8217;t say I&#8217;ve ever won anything quite as awesome as this opportunity,&#8221; said Banks, a 5th grade teacher with the Wyoming Valley West School District</p><p>Proceeds raised from raffle tickets will benefit Help Line/2-1-1 which has provided 24/7 telephone information, referral, advocacy, and after hours crisis support for the past 46 years.</p><p>The service is available to 17 counties across Northeastern Pennsylvania, and 85,420 callers were connected to resources last year. In recent years, Help Line also added texting capabilities.</p><style>
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Dallas woman wins Gerrity’s shopping spree in charity raffle