Car Raffle Success

 
 
Teamwork Brings Big Boost to Club Finances
   We love the moments when we can perform hands-on service projects, around Cayman and elsewhere.  But Rotary's moments of service would not be possible without the financial support of our members, supporters, event sponsors and the greater community.  That's why we're happy to report that our service work for 2015-16 has been boosted by a successful conclusion to the 2015 annual car raffle.
 
Car raffle winners
The Grand Prize 2015 Audi Q5 is awarded to Glen Trenouth, winner of the Rotary Sunrise annual raffle. Pictured are Henrico du Plessis of Rubis, Colleen Mellott of Arch Automotive, President Christine Matthews, Glen Trenouth, 3rd prize winner Roy McTaggart ($1,000 gas from Rubis), 2nd prize winner Rotarian Pavlov Rameau (security system from Scott Security), IPP Kim Remizowski.
 
   Like almost every entity affected by the global recession, Rotary Sunrise can finally but confidently say the darkest financial days are in the past thanks to patience, diligence and hard work.  In the case of Sunrise, the fiscal bounceback came through a concentrated focus on the annual car raffle, the club's largest fundraiser.  It required diligence to fill sales shifts, patient Rotarians who worked multiple shifts over a course of three months, and hard work from key champions who coordinated the sales sites, regularly recorded and deposited the proceeds, and moved the vehicle to keep it in front of the public in order to generate interest and ticket sales.
   PP Tony's update last week outlined the path to success.  In all, a little more than 5,000 tickets were sold.  Approximately 40 Rotarians sold all 60 of their allocated raffle tickets.  About 20 sold at least 30 tickets.  (Eight Rotarians sold zero tickets.)  And, of course, a Club doesn’t sell over $120,000 worth of tickets without some Rotarians hitting the overdrive button on their skills, connections and Rotary commitment.
   Special recognition was given to Rotarian Lynne Whittaker who sold 185 tickets on her own.  And Rotarian Claude Myles crafted a team that together sold 1,159 tickets, more than 20 percent of all tickets sold.
   With additional pledges to replace stolen proceeds, Rotary Sunrise could see a final net gain of $90,000 to fund Rotary's mission driven programs.