Help save kids’ lives and (maybe) win a Blue Springs dream home in St. Jude raffle

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is offering a chance to win a 4,000-square-foot house with six bedrooms and 51/2 baths. From now, through Oct. 4, you can buy a Dream Home Giveaway raffle ticket for $100 to win a home in the Shores at Chapman Farms community of Blue Springs.

The home will be valued at $525,000 and feature a finished lower level, designer wet bar and covered patio. To buy tickets, Missouri residents can call 1-800-385-9756 or go to DreamHome.org. Kansas residents must buy tickets by phone.

Proceeds will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the world's premier pediatric cancer research centers.