TZANEEN: Raffle raises money for young aviator
In total the raffle managed to raise R9700 which will be handed over to the Cilliers' family.
The Letaba Bassmasters Abundance Project drew the prizes for the Joshua Cilliers Fundraiser on Monday evening, October 29.
Joshua is a family member of one of the Letaba Bassmasters club members and has fished some of the club tournaments but was tragically involved in a helicopter crash in early August which claimed the life of a veterinarian.
Joshua is a passionate aviator and after the incident, was left with severe injuries but his recovery is going well – his speech has started to return and he is able to walk short distances with assistance.
His road to recovery will be a long one and so Letaba Bassmasters, through their Abundance Project, decided to raise funds for Cilliers and his family.
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In total the raffle managed to raise R9700 which will be handed over to the Cilliers’ family.
The raffle draw was conducted and the first ten names drawn out of the hat at random, in order of being drawn, were given the opportunity to select their preferred prize from the ten available.
First out of the hat was Manuel Martins’ name, who chose to take the Hotel@Tzaneen accommodation voucher for four in a suite for two nights with R800 Crawdaddys meal vouchers at a total value of R6560.
Next was Benny Kunbabei who chose the Kistler rod and Shimano reel valued at R5000.
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Third to be drawn out of the hat was Deon Gird who selected to take home the Okuma Rod and Reel combo.
Fourth drawn was Gerrit Nortje, selecting an inflatable life jacket, fifth was Allen Kenney who chose the JDM Bait hamper. Johan Brown’s named was pulled out sixth, followed by WayneEastmann and Chris Janse van Vuuren who chose to take the meal vouchers from Maxims and Monyas.
Ninth to be drawn were Theo and Stephan who took home the care car hamper and the tenth name out of the hat was Ina van der Schyff who will be spoilt with the voucher for the Famous Brands stores in Tzaneen (Fishaways, Steers, Debonairs and Giramundo’s).
The fundraising raffle was made possible by the main sponsors: Hotel@Tzaneen and Crawdaddys, Varkenelli Customs, Darkside Tuning, Letaba Bassmasters, Tactical and Outfitter, Maxims Restaurant, Monyas Restaurant, Bosveld Discount Motor Spares and the Famous Brands stores in Tzaneen (Fishaways, Steers, Debonairs and Giramundo’s).
