Posted by Catheryn Sarno on Jun 04, 2021
Thank you to everyone for making the Jay Begg Reverse Raffle a huge success!
Special thanks to the following people who worked EXTRA hard to make it a successful night:
 
Derek and Lesley - The BEST and entertaining MC's! Your humor and keeping the night moving along made the evening so much fun!
Jeff Fitzgerald: The best ball guy (minus #36...but hey, it's for charity!)
Our Fun-loving Bartenders: Tracie, Drew, Amy Rode, you kept the spirits flowing!
***Special Thanks to my partner-in-crime, my sister, Tracie, that always makes sure where I fall short, she picks up! We make a fantastic team!
Anne and Russ Decker: The BIG winners in every way last night, for an amazing video that gave tribute to Jay,  to Russ and his funny "dad joke"  that Jay passed on to him, and Anne's beautiful center pieces!
Anne won the grand prize and Russ took home 3rd which was a nice pay-off as well! (I'm certain Jay was smiling from above! You just know he had a hand in winning ticket number being #1. Classic Jay style!) Jon Rockhold won second prize.
Theresa Schnipke: For selling so many tickets, coordinating with the Begg Family, and coming through for me in so many ways to make this event successful! 
Carol Buettner: Your banking skills and CALMNESS are "SUPERIOR!"
Andy Farley: Thank you for the festive shirt and being a great auctioneer! You put the FUN in FUNdraising! 
Jennifer Mason: Thanks for being on your feet ALL night with the Sideboard and pulling numbers from the big board! It didn't go unnoticed! 
To my peeps who helped sell bingo cards, 50/50, auction tickets, and anything else we needed to sell, Katy Page, Chad Hughes, Demi, I honestly looked to you all to make executive decisions and you just rolled with it! So THANK YOU!
Dave Frost: You NAILED the food! Everyone raved about the food, including me! 
John Ficorilli: Your smile, support, and willingness to do whatever it took to make the event successful was paramount, and I want to thank you for keeping me grounded! 
SPECIAL MENTIONS:
To the folks that donated auction items: THANK YOU!
To the Set-up and Tear Down Crew: THANK YOU!
To Anne for the Table Keepsakes: THANK YOU!
To Drew Fields for the ball machine: THANK YOU!
To All the Rotarians that purchased tickets: THANK YOU!
To ALL the folks that donated BACK their winnings & donations: THANK YOU!
 
We will have the final proceed amounts sometime next week.
If you won a prize and were not present, we will notify you of your winnings!
 
Last but not least: Thanks for honoring Jay.
I think we did him proud.