{"id":9217,"date":"2026-06-02T08:52:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saparish.com\/church\/?p=9217"},"modified":"2026-06-02T08:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T12:53:30","slug":"thank-you-for-your-participation-in-the-spring-raffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saparish.com\/church\/news\/thank-you-for-your-participation-in-the-spring-raffle\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you for your participation in the Spring Raffle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 Spring Raffle was a great success, and we wish to thank everyone who purchased a ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s proceeds will directly benefit our 3rd-8th grade athletes by purchasing sports equipment, ordering new uniforms, and offsetting league fees. Your support also fuels our <a href=\"https:\/\/saparish.com\/church\/fund-a-need-improving-outdoor-spaces\/\" type=\"page\" id=\"8818\">Outdoor Spaces Improvement Project<\/a>, with the majority of the renovation work scheduled for this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consisting of four weekly drawings for $250 each, we are proud to announce the following weekly drawing winners: Bill Witte, Phyllis Bergers, Sandra Genson and David Rauch. The raffle concluded with the grand prize drawing on May 1 for $2,500 \u2013 congratulations to Greg Kuzma, our grand prize winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We look forward to our next raffle this fall in support of the annual Auction for All. Thank you for your continued support!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Spring Raffle was a great success, and we wish to thank everyone who purchased a ticket. 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