On March 18th, I received an email from a reader asking if my raffle was real. The reader, Jack Warner, wanted to make sure it wasn’t a scam. “Can’t be too careful with all those Princes out there!” he joked. I assured Jack that it was in fact very real, and that I was holding it because the Animal Care Center and St. John Rescue could use some extra funding. Jack subsequently purchased one ticket.
Over about months span, we sold roughly 1,400 tickets and raised over $33,000 (after the credit card processor took its cut) which will be split between the Animal Care Center and St. John Rescue. I am so humbled, and I cannot thank all of you enough for your support.
We printed out all of the entries and drove over to Monarch Cottage in Fish Bay just before sunset tonight to pull a winner. I let Dalton do the honors. I filmed it for all of you to see. Check it out:
Congratulations Jack Warner! You are the winner! How’s that for a little irony??!!
Jack has won a week-long stay at Monarch Cottage, a sunset sail with Island Roots Boat Charters & much more!
Again, I thank all of you for your support. The world may be divided, but, together we can make a difference.