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The raffle is now complete! Prize winners will be contacted shortly by email to verify shipping information and then sent their respective prizes. Please add raffle@sowa.org to your address book. These prize winners do not need to complete any further forms to claim their prize. Prize winners of $1,000 or more will be contacted via phone by a raffle staff person to complete applicable tax forms.
Marsha's husband passed away two years ago, and this year she decided to enter the raffle in his memory. Through tears, she explained how he had always been a supporter. He used to say it was "such a great cause and just maybe we'd win something."
Marsha has decided to take the $530,000 annuity, and dedicate part of it to remodeling her kitchen, where she and her husband spent so many happy years. "I just knew he would be smiling," she said. After getting the call that she'd won, Marsha took the weekend to let it sink in. Then she called a financial planner. Next up? "I think I'm ready to call my kids," she laughed.
Like several of our top winners, Jim could hardly believe that he had really won. It took a few calls and emails to convince him it was true.
A father of four, grandfather of nine, and great-grandfather to one, Jim's family means everything to him. He has been entering the raffle since he got that very first brochure in the mail. Despite his wife's hesitation ("she was always a bit conservative"), Jim said that when it came to the raffle he just knew he wanted to be part of it. "It's just such a great cause."
Jim's wife passed a few years ago, "but," says Jim with a laugh, "she still fusses with me every day." He's sure she is getting a kick out of all of this. Jim says he has led a very blessed life: as a young boy in Canada, it was his dream to play hockey. He was lucky enough to marry "the sweetest girl in the world," and he did in fact grow up to become a professional hockey player, playing for several teams in Canada and the US, including Seattle. Jim urges that "everyone who is able to buy a ticket should take a chance and do it. Special Olympics Washington needs our support." He is a believer, and will definitely be entering the raffle again.
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