Twenty people were winners when the Anamoose Area Community Foundation gave out cash raffle prizes totaling $2500 on Sunday, December 3rd at the Anamoose Senior Sunday Brunch.
This has been the primary fund raiser for the AACF for 6 years. Joe and Rose Weninger sold 240 of the 500 tickets sold this year. Their grandson, Dillon Marquart, was the winner of the $550 ticket. In 2012 David Gienger was the first winner of the $550.
Other winners were:
- $250 Sheena Schnaeibel
- $100 Dougs Auto Body
- $50 Carol Danka
- $150 Deb Hauser
- $50 Rebecea Opp
- $100 Roger Knamme
- $100 Anthony Roma
- $50 Keli Anderson
- $100 Ryan Filler
- $250 June Burgard
- $50 Lillian Rost
- $100 Marci Sommer
- $50 Dennis Dockter
- $50 Dougs Auto Body
- $200 Amy Lesmeister
- $50 Barb Hinricks
- $150 Norlynn Olson
- $50 Wendy Opp
- $50 Rachel Spear
In the “Nearly end of Year Report” flyer mailed out to postal patrons the following statistics were listed:
- Total assets (as of 12/31/16)- $203,880
- Total gifts to AACF in 2017 (as of 10/31/17) -$3,435
- Total grants given out since 2008- 39
- Total dollars given out in grants since 2008-$50,553
Total grants awarded in 2017- Anamoose Housing Corporation-for Anamoose Housing Sidewalk Project-$2500, Anamoose Fire Department-for anew equipment truck purchase-$1500, Anamoose Park Board-for park benches-$1,200, Tri-County Senior Meals & Services-support for the senior nutrition program in Anamoose-$1500, Anamoose/Drake Summer Rec-for girls softball-$1,000.
Members of the AACF are: Norma Martin, president; Shirley Nitz, secretary, treasurer; Joe Weninger, Vice President; Rose Weninger; Phyllis Peiler; Pat Sieg; Dick Hauser; Pam Hoke; and Julie Fahy.
