And We Have A Winner !
The drawing for the 2008 Galion Alumni Association money raffle was held October 10th at the Varsity Grille after the Homecoming Football Game.
The tickets were mixed well and held over the head of Brian Treisch, President of the Galion Alumni Association with four tickets drawn by Rick Walker. The first ticket drawn was for fourth prize with each of the following tickets increasing in value. The fourth prize of $200.00 was won by Loren Claus of rural Crestline. The third prize of $300.00 was won by Pat LaForest of Galion. The second prize of $500.00 was won by Floyd Reinhart of Sycamore and a $1000.00 first prize was won by Lisa Dye of Galion.
The Galion Alumni Association would like to extend its thanks to all of those who purchased raffle tickets. The proceeds from the drawing will be used to fund projects involving the Galion City Schools and it's students. It is hoped that the raffle will be continued in the future as a means of providing needed funds for Association endeavors and that participatiom will increase. After all, there are not too many drawings where your odds of winning are 800 to 1 or better.