Update 2024-12-22: Raffle Kayak Winner: Belinda Edwards Herndon 2024-12-19.

WWALS Board Member Kim Tanner, assisted by Board Member Janet Martin and other paddlers at Banks Lake, determined the winner of the raffle for the Skimmer 128 Hurricane kayak.

Video: Kayak raffle drawing for Skimmer 128 Hurricane kayak, at Banks Lake, by Kim and Ryan Tanner

People got their raffle tickets online, at various festivals and outings, at the WWALS River Revue, etc.

Kim shook them all up and Ryan drew the winner.

Here is video:
https://youtu.be/dWrCvjrX7yA

And the winner is…

Video by Doug Tanner for WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc.

Belinda Herndon, of Live Oak, Florida!

Kim [actually, Janet] did succeed in calling the winner later, who said, “What a wonderful surprise!”

Belinda added, “Truthfully I feel like a little kid on Christmas.” 🎁

Later this week, Kim [actually, Janet Massengale] will deliver the kayak to Belinda in Live Oak, Florida.

It’s slightly-used 12-foot 9-inch sit-on-top kayak with paddle, a Hurricane Skimmer 128.

New, it lists for $1,399.

WWALS thanks everyone who made the suggested donation of $10 for one ticket or $50 for six tickets.

Proceeds go to support the advocacy and activities of WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc., and IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational charity.
https://wwals.net/donations/

WWALS Vision: A healthy watershed with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable water.

WWALS Mission: WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

See also:
https://wwals.net/outings

https://wwals.net/issues/

https://wwals.net/about/wwals-accomplishments/

Thanks again!

Also starring Suwannee Riverkeeper dogs Sky, Honeybun, and Blondie.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

WWALS Board Member Kim Tanner

Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman

WWALS Board Member Janet Massengale

The Skimmer 128 Hurricane kayak

Tickets came from online, outings, festivals, the WWALS River Revue, etc.

The last envelope: Brooks County Skillet Festival

Ryan drawing the winner

Drawn

The winner is: Belinda Herndon

Kim calling the winner

No answer: call back later

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

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