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| RiverLedge Resident Betty Dier draws the $5,000 ticket Friday afternoon during a live broadcast with Dave Merz from 96.7 YESFM. RiverLedge Activities Director Larry Worden reacts after seeing who won the prize. |
The grand prize of $5,000 went to Bill LaFlair, of Ogdensburg. Second prize and $2,500 went to the Fox & Murray Funeral Home in Ogdensburg. Third prize and $1,000 went to Carmen Paone, of Potsdam.
Also receiving prizes were Neil Harper, of Lisbon, who won $500 and Robert Burns, of Potsdam, who won $100.
The drawing raised nearly $5,500 for the Society, which in turn provides funding for purchases and activities that benefit the residents of United Helpers and the people we serve.
what a great raffle and cause this was. I did not win but was so grateful to be able to purchase 3 tickets - thanks to Wayne Ladouceur, Jane Rector and Lori Smithers who made tickets available to those of us who lived in the orphanage in the 1940's and 50's
ReplyDeleteand were celebrating a re-union at the Casablanca Restaurant in Gouverneur. I remarked that since only 2000 tickets were being sold, our chances were a thousand fold more than winning at any casino or state lottery and the proceeds could not go to a more worthy cause. Congrats to the winners and all who supported this great event.
Don Ross, Ralph LaFranier, Ron Collins and the others who have taken part in our re-unions and have gone to the great beyond, would be proud of this activity and the rewards resulting from it.
"Billy" William R. Poole, RN, BSN; Lt. Col USAR (ret)