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Prizes Awarded for 1996 Free Drawingby Kay OgdenRemember those little pink tickets you received in the mail last spring and fall? The ones for the 1996 "Restore Mono Lake" Free Drawing, which included prizes such as llama treks and Ansel Adams lithographs? Well, we received thousands of entries and in early November, Committee staff mixed them up in a large plastic bin and picked 17 lucky winners! The Free Drawing has always been one of our largest fundraising events, and it looks like the 1996 drawing raised over $58,000! Here are the prize winners. Wendy Craig of San Louis Obispo won the Grand Prize five-day llama trek in either Sequoia/Kings Canyon or Yosemite National Park, donated by CalNature Tours and Trailheads, Inc. John Rigter, of San Jose, had his name pulled for the Mono Lake Treasure Prize--a silver-gelatin print of the Ansel Adams photograph "Thunderstorm, Yosemite Valley," donated by the Ansel Adams Gallery. Cheryl Washington, of San Jose, won a two-night stay at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite, courtesy of Yosemite Concession Services. The June Lake Ski Weekend, sponsored by the June Lake Villager Motel and June Mountain Ski Resort, was awarded to Michael J. Roden, of San Jose. Two Mono Lake weekend packages were awarded, one to Paula Clement of Orange and one to Frances Eldredge of Cobb. The packages include lodging donated by Murphy's Motel and a dinner donated by the Mono Inn. Jeff & Karen Fishback, of Los Gatos, will be traveling to the Eastern Sierra for their prize: a Mammoth Lakes Getaway including dinner donated by Tamarack Lodge Resort and two days of mountain biking donated by Footloose Sports Center. Terry M. Peters, of South Lake Tahoe, received the Redwoods Getaway Weekend on the Eel River, donated by Redwoods River Resort in Legett. The next ticket drawn had David H. Bryant's name on it, earning him the 35mm camera donated by Olympus for use in his hometown of Visalia. Two pairs of binoculars--perfect for birding at Mono Lake--were donated by Bushnell Sports Optics. David Dressler, of Redondo Beach, won the 8x42 binoculars, and Gloria S. Baxter, of Arcata, took home the 8x30 Natureview binoculars. Five copies of Storm Over Mono, signed by author John Hart, were awarded. Lucky recipients John Finn III of Mill Valley, Alfred J. Herrera of La Mirada, Ron Ferrell of Sonora, Adrian Bozzolo of Oakland, and Gabriel Ross of North San Jose will be reading up on the battle to save Mono Lake. The final prize went to Douglas Corkhil of Raleigh, North Carolina, who received a limited edition set of eco-friendly notecards donated by Real Goods. The Free Drawing was such a success that we'll be repeating the event in 1997--watch for your entry tickets to arrive in late spring! Kay Ogden is the Committee's Marketing and Sales Director. She's looking for prize donors for the 1997 drawing while wondering when Tioga Pass will open.
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