The playhouse that was raffled off following the Emporia Christmas Parade has again changed hands and this time another local organization benefited from the proceeds.
The playhouse, made by Williams Automotive, Sutherland’s, Countrywide Home Loans, Bill Redeker Construction and Deputy Police Chief Mike Williams, was raffled off for $5 a chance.
The raffle brought in nearly $1,600 for the Peter Pan playground project.
Robin Gunkle of Emporia won the playhouse in the drawing. Gunkle said she decided to donate the house back to the builders to raise additional money. And that’s exactly what happened, Williams said Friday morning.
The house was sold to Jesse Cooper for $1,250.
“I took the check down to the Salvation Army for their Angel Trees,” Williams said.
“The credit goes to Robin and her husband for making that kind of a donation and giving back to the community.”
Captain Hope Burris said Friday afternoon there were about 200 angels that were not picked off of Emporia Angel trees this year. The money will be used to support those angels.
“That is going to help,” Burris said.
Williams said between the raffle and the final sale of the playhouse, the end result of the playhouse was $3,000.
“We’re now going to turn this into an annual event,” he said. “We’re going to build something each year.”
Williams said he is pleased with the way this year’s playhouse turned out.
“It turned out to be a great thing,” he said.
rami (anonymous) says...
My husband and I will look forward to purchasing raffle tickets next year.
December 22, 2007 at 3:51 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )