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Valdosta resident wins WWALS kayak raffle
Valdosta, July 13, 2017 — In a surprise to everyone, out of a
box of raffle tickets for people as far as a thousand miles away,
the winner was not only from Valdosta, he was in the room! No one
was more surprised than winner Jeffrey Hinson Patton, seen here with
the kayak he’s named Little Miss Sunshine. We’re sure he and she
will be on a river near here soon.
Jeffrey Hinson Patton, the happy WWALS kayak raffle winner
WWALS board member and Outings Committee Chair Phil Hubbard said,
“When I donated the kayak, I thought the raffle would go well,
but not this well, with so many tickets and such a happy winner.
It’s good to see it went to an active kayaker who will paddle in
it.”
WWALS Member and kayak winner Jeffrey Hinson Patton remarked,
“I started to drive my car, but then I got the truck because I
thought, just in case I win.”
WWALS board member and Treasurer Gretchen Quarterman, a charter
board member, remarked, “Best meeting ever!” She had
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