PAGE A12, KEIZERTIMES, APRIL 08, 2022
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Local dentist, police chief win big at
Rotary Club raffle-banquet benefit
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By LYNDON ZAITZ
Of the Keizertimes
The Rotary Club of Keizer held its
annual Go for the Gold fundraising raffle
and banquet on Saturday, April 2, at the
Keizer Civic Center.
Hundreds of attendees dressed in the
event’s theme of The 1980s. A cross sec-
tion of the Keizer community dined on
dinner catered by Elegant Catering, bid
on silent auction items and participated
in an oral auction, conducted by emcee
Nathan Bauer, of R. Bauer Insurance.
More than 1,000 $50 raffle/dinner
tickets were sold by Rotary Club mem-
bers starting last December. In-coming
club president Jason Lewis headed up
the committee that staged the event, the
major fundraiser for the club, which has
donated more than $1 million worth of
projects to the community since 1965 .
After a spirited oral auction, Lewis,
Bauer and club president Brian Lea
announced the raffle winners. Grand prize
was $10,000 in gold and silver; second
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prize was $1,200 in cash.
Grand prize winner was Dr. Dave
Anderson, a Keizer dentist and a Rotary
Club board member. When notified of his
good fortune, Anderson said, “I’m speech-
less, for the first time in my life.”
“I’m exited, and happy to donate to my
community.” A prior commitment kept
Anderson from attending the banquet.
Anderson sold all his 15 tickets to himself.
Each Keizer Rotarian were obliged to sell
15 raffle tickets.
The second prize of $1,200 in cash was
won by Keizer Police Chief John Teague,
also a Rotarian. His reaction to winning?
“That’s great,” he said. Teague bought all
15 raffle tickets himself and has plans for
the prize money. He plans to use the cash
to purchase tickets for the club’s weekly
luncheon raffle for the foreseeable future.
Jason Lewis reported that the raffle
netted about $47,000 that the Keizer club
will use to fund local and global Rotary
projects.
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A - Jane Lowery (left) and Alana Lang Neads rep-
resented sponsor Willamette Valley Bank.
B - Michele Roland-Schwartz and husband Sam
Schwartz.
C - McNary High School Athletic Director Scott
Gragg (from left), his wife Toni Gragg, McNary
principal Erik Jespersen and his father Paul Jes-
persen.
D - Jim and Carol Adelman.
E - (From left) Lore and Ron Christopher, J.W.
Smith and Kim Steen.
F - Pam and Bob Zielinski.
G - Keizer City Councilor Roland Herrera, Spen-
cer Todd and Sheronne Blasi.
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