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.

This story was originally published July 5, 2014 at 7:29 PM with the headline "Help save kids’ lives and (maybe) win a Blue Springs dream home in St. Jude raffle."