Greetings Friends of the JLG-RICA,

The RICA Association is holding its annual Back-to-School Raffle. This Raffle will be held at the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (JLG-RICA) on October 24, 2025. 

If you don’t already know, JLG-RICA, which opened its doors in 1980, is a community-based public treatment, education, and residential facility for emotionally disabled boys and girls in 4th through 12th grades. The RICA Association, Inc. is a non-profit organization that helps support programs and projects that would otherwise not be funded.

We need community help to make this Back-to-School Raffle a success. Your donation would truly contribute to ensure that this year’s event is our most successful and support many different needs of our students. The consistent targeted areas of need are eyeglasses, school supplies, clothes and shoes, field trips, as well as the Summer Enrichment Program. Your business can help sponsor our cause through donating a gift card, tickets, or a gift basket. Please consider donating items to our raffle, and to a wonderful cause.

Thank you in advance for your support of the students at the John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents. Please feel free to contact me at 202-255-7180 or email marlayna.proctor@maryland.gov, with any questions or comments.

Tax ID Number (Use for TAX purposes only): 52-1438941

 Sincerely,

 Monya Cohen

 RICA Association

“Bringing the Hope to Tomorrow to Today’s Children” 

A 501(c)3 NON-PROFIT ORGNIZATION