Lions Club shopping spree results in food bank bonanza

The Orcas Lions Club Shopping Spree winner this year provided a bonanza for the Orcas Food Bank when two young sisters from Coeur d’Alene drew the winning ticket.

Cassie and Kennedy, visitors to Orcas, enthusiastically mixed the raffle tickets and together pulled the winning ticket, which was anonymously marked for the food bank.

“What a thrill for the food bank, always in need of help to assist local families,” said organizers.

The community purchased over $1800 worth of raffle tickets, many donated to local charities. The proceeds benefit both Camp Horizon, which serves people with disabilities, as well as the Lion’s Club annual Health Screening Van.

Maria Webster, on behalf of the Food Bank, completed the five minute dash through Island Market Sunday morning, gathering almost $1000 of packaged, canned and bottled food and merchandise.

This year’s shopping spree sponsors included the Office Cupboard, Kay’s Antiques and Collectibles, Island Market, Orcas Excavating, Orcas Island Physical Therapy, Island Excavating, Island Storage, Millie’s Art, Antique, and Collectibles, Island Pyschiatric Services, Trading Company, Diane and Patrick Whitley, and Mariah Buck – Windermere Realty.