Local Woman Wins 23rd Friends of Tri-Valley Foundation Annual Truck Raffle Drawing
After 23 years, the Friends of Tri-Valley Foundation Truck Raffle Drawing has a Kansas Winner. The Foundation is proud to announce the winner of the 23rd Annual Friends of Tri-Valley Foundation Truck Raffle Drawing: Gwen Martin. Gwen’s ticket was drawn from 1,659 entries on Friday, June 23rd at 1:30 pm by TVDS Financial Specialist Christie Fritch. Gwen was notified immediately and was both surprised and excited to hear that she had won. Gwen came on Wednesday, June 27th to collect her prize. She is from Woodson County and as such is familiar with the services Tri-Valley provides and has been a proud supporter in the past. She is from now the proud owner of a 2023 Ford F150 Platinum Edition Truck, purchased from Steve Faulkner Ford in Chanute, KS.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s raffle drawing. This year’s raffle drawing raised $10,000 which will go to provide quality and affordable housing as well as aid in the delivery of services for our neighbors with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). Since 2001, the Foundation has built six houses as well as acquired eight houses and one duplex. These fifteen houses are home to 66 individuals with I/DD that reside in the SE Kansas counties of Allen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Neosho, Wilson, and Woodson. The Friends of Tri-Valley is licensed through the State of Kansas for this raffle (RAF000005).
