The Vincentiana Collection at DePaul University’s Richardson Libarary’s Archives and Special Collections Department has recently acquired an early example of a St. Vincent de Paul Society fundraiser for the poor. The lottery took place in Bordeaux in 1855-1856.  The various prizes for the lottery are listed on the ticket which cost one livre.  From its origins, the Society employed a number of different types of fundraising to support its ministries to the poor.