By Sheena Roszell

Official Cars for Christmas winners notified

Jan 23, 2019 | 12:05 PM

The Cars for Christmas Lottery is done for another year and the winners have been notified.
 
Ron Wong, co-chair of the Swan City Rotary Club Cars for Christmas Lottery, says they called the top 10 winners and everyone was very excited and happy to hear they had won.
 
“The lady that won the Jeep said that her Jeep had just broke down so it was perfect timing for her to win the Jeep.  And the winner of the first prize called us back and he didn’t believe us, he thought it was a prank.”
 
Dave Cook, Chair of the Lotteries for Swan City Rotary Club says the recent lottery was another success and it’s great because most of the money stays right here in the community.
 
“Our partner groups, they’re all going to be fully paid out, so that’s a significant chunk of change for them.  And then on top of that, Swan City Rotary Club supports about 53 organizations, non-profits and charities in addition to our partner groups and the money that we make in our lotteries supports those organizations,” Cook says.
 
The next fundraiser is Cash and Camping which kicks off in May.  They’ve added some trips and other surprises to the prizing this year.
 
“There’s going to be some significant changes in terms of the prizes. It’s kind of neat, we’ve got vacation packages this year, many of them, tied into Mothers Day and Fathers Day, and a loyalty draw.  A lot of changes for that lottery and it’s going to be very exciting,” says Cook. 
 
If you haven’t checked the official list of winners for the Cars for Chistmas Lottery yet, it’s available on their website.