Columbia Gorge CASA’s annual playhouse raffle drawing took place at Tierra De Lobos Winery, during a Studio Fit yoga fundraiser. The winner has chosen to donate the playhouse to a family in need.
Columbia Gorge CASA’s annual playhouse raffle drawing took place at Tierra De Lobos Winery, during a Studio Fit yoga fundraiser. The winner has chosen to donate the playhouse to a family in need.
THE GORGE — Ticket W192 was the winner of the Columbia Gorge Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) playhouse raffle, drawn on Aug. 29 by the presenting sponsor, Adventist Health Columbia Gorge Foundation’s Director Amanda Evans. The winner has chosen to donate the playhouse to a foster resource/family who would benefit from it.
The drawing took place at Tierra De Lobos Winery, where community members gathered for a Studio Fit yoga fundraiser — “an event filled with movement, connection, and purpose in support of CASA’s mission to advocate for abused and neglected children in Hood River, Sherman, and Wasco counties,” said a press release.
The fundraiser raised more than $15,000 to support Columbia Gorge CASA’s advocacy for children — making this year’s raffle the most successful to date, said the press release.
At the heart of the raffle was a one-of-a-kind playhouse, valued at $6,000, designed and built by students in the Advanced Wood and Construction class at Hood River Valley High School, with materials generously donated by Tum-A-Lum Lumber.
“This fundraiser shows how powerful our community can be when we come together for a cause,” said Christopher Janetzko, executive director of Columbia Gorge CASA. “We’re incredibly grateful for the students who built the playhouse, the businesses that sponsored the raffle, and every person who bought a ticket or showed up to support the event. Together, we are changing lives.”
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