Red River Valley Palliative Care (RRVPC) drew the early bird winners for its 25th annual Butterfly Golf tournament raffle last week, and also honoured one of their own.
Committee members met at Bigway in Morris July 28 to pick the winners for Winnipeg Blue Bombers tickets (won by Rikki Erhart) and $250 in Bigway Bucks (won by Norma Hunter).
Prior to the draw, the RRVPC committee presented member Fred Kelesnik with a commemorate T-shirt designating him as “Raffle King.”
“Each year, for many years now, Kelesnik has been the top ticket seller for the Butterfly Raffle, and he has done it again,” shared RRVPC coordinator Holly Rafferty. “Kelesnik has had close to $5,000 worth of ticket sales this summer, and the final draw isn’t until the Butterfly Golf tournament date of Sept. 7.”
Still up for grabs are the raffle’s top four prizes: a Yeti Cooler package, a Pit Boss pellet propane combo barbecue, a birdbath, and a whimsical wood carving.
Rafferty said they’re aiming to raise $20,000 from this year’s raffle and tournament.
“Which would be our highest ever, as costs have risen for education, mileage, maintaining the palliative rooms and events that support volunteers and client and their families at their end-of-life.”
Tickets are available at the Morris Hospital, Red River Valley Lodge, and the Emerson Health Centre as well as from committee members
There’s also still space in the tournament, which takes place at Riverview Golf Course on Sunday, Sept. 7. You can register at the golf course or by emailing hrafferty@southernhealth.ca.
