2015 Purple Heart Summary

 
Watertown Rotary Club -
 
I wanted to send out this final Watertown Rotary Club summary of the 2015 Rotary Purple Heart Scholarship Raffle:
 
  • GRAND TOTAL for 2015 (these numbers are the updated final tally based on ticket sales at the raffle drawing event):
Donations
$2,382.00
Tickets
$25,878.00
Sponsors
$33,500.00
Total
$61,759.00
 
  • TICKETS: of the 3,500 tickets we printed for 2015, we sold 2,911.  This is the most tickets that we have sold in any single year, breaking last year’s record by 213 tickets. 
 
  • SPONSORS: Thirty-five sponsors (individuals or organizations donating $1,000 or more to the fund) contributed $33,500 this year.  This is nearly $7,000 more than the 26 sponsors last year.  If you, yoir organization or anyone you know is interested in becoming a sponsor or just contributing to the fund in the future, please let me know (contact information below).
 
  • RAFFLE DRAWING: The winners of this year’s drawing were:
Grand Prize ($10,000 cash, ATV or snowmobile)
Mike and Caleigh Flynn, Massena
Second Prize ($1,000 cash)                         
Brooke Morrison, Watertown
Third Prize (42” HDTV)                              
Fred McAdam, East Aurora
     
  • 2015-2016 SCHOLARSHIPS:
Name
Home
College
Relationship
Note
Brittany Gregory
Fort Drum
U of Albany
Daughter of PH recipient
2015-2016 Joe Blake Scholarship designee
Amanda Hunter
Chaumont
Nazareth College
Daughter of PH recipient
2014 scholarship awardee
Davina Jones
Gouverneur
SUNY Brockport
Daughter of PH recipient
2012/ 2013/ 2014 scholarship awardee
Thomas Bauschke
Watertown
SUNY Oswego
PH recipient
2014 Joe Blake scholarship awardee 
Savina Mitchell
Evans Mills
Alamo Colleges
Daughter of PH recipient
1st time awardee
 
 
 
Last, but not least, I want to thank the Purple Heart Scholarship committee members for all it did this year to make the scholarship fund and a the raffle a great success:
  • John Bocciolatt
  • Carl McLaughlin
  • Maureen Cean
  • Jan Mosher
  • Tom Deuson
  • Tom Piche
  • Howie Ganter
  • Mike Plummer
  • Jeff Jones
  • Jill Renshaw
  • Stevie Kiggins
  • Terry Roche (Emeritus)
  • Jim Lafferty
  • Mark Smith
  • Paul Levos
  • Linda Thompson
 
We are always looking for additional members to help our so if anyone is interested in joining this committee and helping play a major role in giving back to those Service Members and their families who have sacrifices so much for us all, please contact me at 489-3633 or gpearsal@twcny.rr.com
 
It has been an honor to lead this committee and I have great hopes for continued success in the future. 
 
Gilbert H. Pearsall, Jr.
Watertown Rotary Purple Scholarship Committee Chairperson