This only ever happened once before: the WWALS kayak raffle winner was standing there at the drawing.

Kayak Raffle Drawing

WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman had already transcribed the online tickets onto paper tickets like all the others.

WWALS E.D. Gretchen Quarterman preparing the raffle tickets

At the Banks Lake Full Cold Moon Paddle, She put all the tickets in the box, from each envelope for each outing or event.

Put the tickets in the box

WWALS member Alan Conger, who had not bought a raffle ticket, drew the winner.

And the winner is…

Here’s a WWALS video playlist:

Video: Kayak raffle winner @ Banks Lake Full Wolf Moon paddle 2022-12-07
Video by Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS).

And the winner is Holly Jones, a beekeeper from Lanier County.

Holly Jones won the raffle kayak –Gretchen Quarterman

Posing with the prize.

Holly Jones and family with the boat she won –Gretchen Quarterman

She likes the kayak.

Holly Jones inspects her new kayak

Thanks to Frank and Sissy Norman for the donation of the Jackson Kayak Big Tuna fishing kayak, with seats, paddles, and life jackets.

Kayak, donors

Holly and her whole family got in the boat.

Holly Jones and family in the kayak she won –Gretchen Quarterman

And rode off into the sunset.

The Jones family rides the raffle kayak into the sunset

They plan to be back next month, with two in a canoe and one in the kayak.

Thanks to everyone who bought a raffle ticket, and to the raffle kayak donors: you all contributed to the outings and advocacy of WWALS.

We could use another raffle kayak now. Anybody got one to donate?

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

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