Three people were announced as winners Thursday in this yearβs Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle.
The annual raffle this year raised $1.8 million for 378 local charities. Thatβs a record amount for the annual raffle that is in its 15th year, a news release said.
This yearβs effort marks the most money raised in a single year in the 15-year history of the raffle. To date, the raffles sponsored by Click have raised nearly $17 million for local charities.
Jim Click talks to a crowd gathered at Reid Park Zoo Thursday evening for the announcement of winners in this yearβs Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle. The raffle raised a record $1.8 million for local charities.
The past three raffles have raised an average of over $1.6 million each year.
βI am so proud of our Tucson and Southern Arizona charitable organizations, first, for the great work they do in our community, and second, because they worked very hard to make this the most successful raffle to date,β said Jim Click, a longtime Tucson businessman and philanthropist, said in a prepared statement. βThe Click family is grateful for our community for their generous spirit shown to our local non-profits and for the charities themselves in the important work they do.β
βIn this season of giving, Iβm gratified in seeing everyone come together to help out their fellow citizens,β Click said.
Matt Russell, of Russell Public Communications, holds a cellphone Thursday as Jim Click calls the grand prize winner in Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle.
The winners are:
- Donna Gutman, of Tucson, won the third prize of $5,000. The ticket was sold by No Kill Pima County.
- Diane Kirkendall, of Green Valley, won the second prize of first-class airplane tickets for travel anywhere in the world. The ticket was sold by St. Vincent de Paul San Martin de Porres.
- Angela Johansen, of Harlem, Ga., won a 2024 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4x4 with an MSRP of $72,290. The ticket was sold by St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.
Go to www.millionsfortucson.org for more information.
