Here are the winners of the Bluffton Diamond Sports spring raffle
Bluffton Diamond Sports raised over $3,000 in a raffle this spring, according to Erinn Prater, organization president.
Here are the winners of the drawings:
Memorial Day Reds Tickets - Melissa Verb
1st place Red Tickets for Aug game - Aaron Donaldson
2nd place Ticketmaster gift card for tickets - Larry Core
3rd place Mudhens gift cert for tickets - Mike Hawk
4th place Mudhens gift cert for tickets - Carmen Luginbuhl
"There are a lot of expenses in running this organization for over 150 children, which includes everything from league fees for each team, paying umpires at the junior high level, buying the hats/visors the children get to keep, new balls for home games, purchasing sand and stone for the park, paying for field maintenance, to equipment (bats, helmets, catchers’ equipment) and uniforms," Prater told The Icon when the raffle was announced in April.
BDS Board Members: Becky Boblitt, Allison Schaadt, Janelle Bogart, Angie Reneker, Brion Rhodes, Matt High, Ryan Koenig and Erinn Prater, president.
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