Winners were selected on Friday in the 5th annual Bellevue United Selective Fund Community Raffle. Committee members randomly drew the winners from a barrel of tickets during the final BUSF reporting meeting held at The Bellevue Hospital (TBH).
In total, the raffle raised $4,846 for the BUSF Drive. The raffle was organized by TBH’s Marketing Department and all of the prizes were donated by the businesses listed below.
Two “grand prizes” were offered, including a week-long stay at the Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Disney Resort, donated by the Wyndham Resort, and a three-minute shopping spree at Hogue’s IGA, sponsored by Hogue’s and TBH. Winning the Disney trip was Brad Van Fleet of Bellevue, while Jim Hackenburg of Clyde won the shopping spree. The other prize winners were:
- 2014 season pass for Green Hills, Woussickett and River Cliff Golf Courses, donated by The Crockett Family – Al Fuchs, Bellevue.
- Two “all access” passes to Bellevue High School athletic and cultural events donated by Bellevue City Schools – Peg Plate, Bellevue.
- $300 in Chamber Checks donated by Croghan Colonial Bank – Valerie Bumb, Bellevue.
- Samsung Galaxy gift basket, donated by Firelands Federal Credit Union – Diane & Tom Miller, Sandusky.
- Pizza a month for six months, donated by Pizza House West (10 of these prizes) – Gene Michel, Willard; Deb Hawkins, Bellevue; Kenneth Landoll, Monroeville; Nicole Luna-Withrow, Norwalk; Keith Smith, Norwalk; Ruth Hay, Bellevue; Ken Cleary, Fremont; Lisa Patrick, Clyde; John Miller, Bellevue; Judy Miller, Bellevue.
- Six-inch sub sandwich a week for a year, donated by Subway – JoAnn Ventura, Port Clinton.
- Cleveland Browns tickets and gift pack, donated by First National Bank – David Freitag, Bellevue.
- Great Wolf Lodge overnight package, donated by Great Wolf Lodge – Pat Dahm, Monroeville.
- Two rooms of carpet cleaning and discounted flooring, donated by Stanley Steemer and North Coast Carpet and Flooring (two of these prizes) – E. Henry Zidd, Bellevue, and John Steinmetz.
- Family Rec Center pass and Family Pool Pass for 2014, donated by the Bellevue Rec Department – First National Bank Loan Office, Bellevue.
- Two rooms of carpet cleaning donated by Adrian’s Masterclean – Danielle DuPont, Norwalk.
- Banana Republic Sunglasses donated by Advanced Family Eyecare – Al Fuchs, Bellevue.
- Pie a month for a year, donated by Our Town’s Brewin’ – Amy Zorn.
- Ohio State goodie basket donated by the Bellevue Beverage Center – Suzanne Good, Bellevue.
- $250 Best Buy gift card donated by The Willows – Rhonda Soper, Clyde.
- $100 ACE Hardware gift card donated by International Metal Hose – Judy Journay, Bellevue.
- $50 Bassett’s gift card donated by Bassett’s (two of these prizes) – Amy Keegan, Castalia, and Janis Perkins.
- $50 Sports Hut gift card, donated by the Ruffing Family and Sports Hut (two of these prizes) – Peg Plate, Bellevue, and Kathryn Ruggles, Norwalk.
- $100 Hogues IGA gift card from an anonymous donor – First National Bank Loan Office, Bellevue.
- Hair Care Basket & Gift Card, donated by Buckeye Styles, Clyde – Dave Zilch, Bellevue.
The BUSF committee publicly thanked all of the sponsors for their generous donations to the 5th annual Community Raffle.