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The Foundation Thanks YOU!
Thank you for helping the Foundation celebrate our mission and 12 years of improving lives locally, nationally and globally. While we had tons of fun during the month, we also hope you learned more about the work the Foundation does and how many lives we've impacted thanks to the support of our donors.
We're pleased to announce that over $135,000 was raised during Foundation Month (including the amount raised during our Pledge Drive).
DID YOU KNOW: There are currently 535 Foundation Partners. If you liked what you saw and learned during Foundation Month, would you consider becoming a Foundation Partner? Find more info and the form here.
Here's a rundown of all the games and winners (including our Pledge Drive total)!
Trivia Game
In Week 1, you answered Foundation Trivia questions. In Wheaton, 12 people answered all 4 questions correctly. In Austin, 1 person answered 3 questions correctly.
We pulled the winning name out of a hat to break the tie in Wheaton!
The winners were Sean Erickson in Wheaton and Amy Reynolds in Austin. Each received a gift card to a local ice cream establishment!
Where's Torchy?
In Week 2, you searched for Torchy. Out of 390 total correct answers submitted, only 20 people found Torchy every day of the week: 17 in Wheaton, 3 in Austin. Just like the Trivia Game, we used our tried-and-true method of picking the winners' names out of a hat!
The winners in Wheaton were Ryan Nagle and Ian Oleson. The winner in Austin was Spencer Moore. Each winner received a trip to the famous FTP prize closet to pick some swag!
M&Ms Guessing Game
There was a jar of M&Ms on display in both Wheaton and Austin in Week 2.
Lots of you guessed how many M&Ms were in the jars! Each winner received the Jar of M&Ms and a $50 Amazon gift card!
The winner in Wheaton was Amelia Kirk, who guessed 1903. The actual number was 1899.
The winner in Austin was Lauren Cassidy, who guessed 2953. The actual number was 3177.
Putting & Chipping Game
Brand new to Foundation Month, the Putting & Chipping contest was held in Week 3! The lowest score in Putting and highest score in Chipping determined the winners, who got FTP golf swag!
The Putting winner in Wheaton was Josh Graham, who scored -4! The Putting winner in Austin was James West with a score of -1!
The Chipping winner in Wheaton was Amelia Kirk, who scored 300 points! The Chipping winner in Austin was Drew Shalgos who scored 325 points!
Split the Pot (Wheaton)
This year, after two weeks of selling tickets, the pot was at $3,040.
On Thursday, 9/26, at Reception on the 4th floor, all tickets were put into a large box and thoroughly (and we mean THOROUGHLY!) mixed up. Martha Adair reached into the box and chose the ticket with this name......
Brandon Nelson, who walked away with a nice pot of $1,520!
Austin Raffle
The stakes in Austin were higher than ever this year with three prizes on the line!
First Prize: a $300 gift card to Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa was won by Chris Thill
Second Prize: a $100 gift card to Uchi Japanese Restaurant was won by Chris Thill
Third Prize: a $50 gift card to Top Golf was won by Robby Gordon
Silent Auction
This year's Silent Auction was the biggest we've ever had!
There were 112 total auction items or packages, and 740 bids were placed by the time the auction closed.
In total, the auction raised $56,394!
Biggest Items (based on winning bids):
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Bourbon Basket
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Golf! Andy, Subby, Jim D & Scott J & Scott F
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Bat Cave Parking
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Coffee with Jim
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Southwest Airlines Tickets
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Original Painting/Anjeeta Patel
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JBL PartyBox Speaker
Pledge Drive
This year, we raised money for the People's Resource Center to help it build (and stock) a walk-in freezer. The Foundation received $37,250 in donations. With First Trust's match, the total amount raised for PRC was $74,500, surpassing our original goal of $50K! Thank you for the generous donations from so many of you and from our corporate sponsors, Chapman and Cutler and Fitz Marketing and Communications!
Our LAST guessing game asked you to pick what our total dollar amount raised would be for the Pledge Drive. Cathy Provenzale guessed $69,500, just $5,000 away from our total. Cathy wins a $100 gift card to Top Golf!
