Sunday Brunch and watched as all 250 tickets were placed in a drum and pulled out one at a time.
The 250th ticket drawn was the winner of the $10,000 grand prize. This year the winner was Mody Gorsky, one of the newest members of the ISRC. Congrats to Mody on his big win. (He graciously donated part of his winnings to the Rotary Foundation and some back to the club.)
There were 14 other winners of between $100 and $500. We had a "Loser" drawing for all those who did not win (and were present at the brunch). Luana Rodberg was the winner of the $300 for the "Loser" drawing.
This event raised $12,500 for the projects and charities that ISRC supports. Some of these are:
- Irvine Smiles Dental Clinic
- Irvine Special Olympics
- Irvine Senior Center
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Injured Marines Semper Fi Fund
- StoveTeam
- Boys and Girls Club
- Boy Scouts of America
- Reading by 9
Congratulations to the club for another successful fundraiser. Thanks to Rick Topping for his 3rd year as Master of Ceremonies (thanks also for the new jokes and friendly banter). Committee members/workers were Tom Mahony, Bob Yaap, Luana Rodberg, Rick Topping, Mary Mar, Cisca Stellhorn, Ray Sanford, Kathy White, Richard Milio, Paul Strodbeck, Ed Hardenburgh and Al Rosenstein. For the 3rd year in a row, Tom Mahony sold more tickets than anyone…55 this year. Great job, Tom… maybe next year we should name the event the 'ISRC Annual "Tom Mahony" Cash Bash'!
