Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Winners in the 2018 Free Drawing for Mono Lake

This post was written by Joslyn Rogers, 2018 Mono Lake Intern and 2018–2020 Project Specialist.

Thank you to everyone who entered the 2018 Free Drawing—your donations help us protect and restore Mono Lake! Congratulations to the winners, and a huge thank you to the generous businesses and organizations who donated prizes.

Maureen pulls a winning ticket in the 2018 Free Drawing for Mono Lake in the Mono Lake Committee Information Center & Bookstore. Photo by Elin Ljung.

The iPad Mini 4 went to Marta Beryt of Fresno. Mono Basin retreat: Ross & Evelyn Kay Oswald of Glendora. Mammoth & June Mountain ski pass: Stephanie Macho of Sonora. Yosemite holiday retreat: Bob & Carol Drescher of Ventura. Experience the Channel Islands: John Limbeson of Salinas and Lawrence Phillips of Henderson, NV. National Parks grand adventure and Patagonia sweater: Steve Leonard of Santa Cruz. A Day on the Bay: James W. Royale, Jr. of San Diego.

Anthony W. Podell of Hermosa Beach won the Hope Valley retreat. Mammoth Lakes adventure: Louise E. Jackson of San Francisco. Escape to Benton Hot Springs: Terry Hill of Huntington Beach. Golden Gate vacation: Tony Barnard of San Pedro. Tamarack cross country ski pass: Rodney Robinson of Davis. Bodie Photo Day and 2019 Owens Valley Bird Festival: Mike Dineen of San Francisco. Mono Lake Committee fi eld seminar: Isabel Auerbach of Rohnert Park. Eastern Sierra experience: Mary Jane Moore of La Mesa. Henry Pietropaoli of Albany and Jessea Greenman of Oakland won the canoe tours on Mono Lake. Patagonia sweater: Glen & Cheryl Lewis of Santa Paula. Mono Lake Committee gift packs: Juliana Feriani of Tuolumne and Carolyn McNamara of Phelan. REI Flexlite chair: Elaine Elinson of San Francisco. Explore the USS Midway: Carol Boyer of Vancouver, WA. A Day at the Huntington: James & Claudia Tedford of San Luis Obispo. Friends of the River gift pack: Robert & Betty Gage of Montclair.

This post was also published as an article in the Winter & Spring 2019 Mono Lake Newsletter (page 17).