NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hospice and Homecare of Reno County drew the first five finalists for its Festival of Remembrance Car Raffle on Monday morning on the KWBW Morning Show. This is the 11th year for the car raffle.
"Lisa Hambleton and I both have had to use Hospice for our parents," said Phil Nightingale with Mel Hambleton Ford. "That's got meaning to us to give back and try to keep this car thing going. It was a little hard this year to get a car picked with our inventory levels and stuff, but we got one, so it's good. It's part of giving back to Reno County. I used to live here in Hutch. I don't anymore, working in Wichita, but we still have a lot of great employees that live in Reno County and a lot of great customers and still want to give back to this great community."
The car is a 2019 Ford Fusion and it's just a part of the 2022 Festival of Remembrance event. Tim Heisler, Barbara Yannaccone, Walter MacArthur, Nicole Gust and Sarah Rodriguez are the pre-sale finalists. Five more finalists will be drawn at the event. There's also a silent auction this week.
"The silent auction will actually go live today at 6 p.m.," said Sarah Diamond with Hospice and Homecare of Reno County. "We have furniture, we have golf packages, we have trips on our auctions. Also, we have a live auction that will be happening at the event. If you are interested in the silent auction, you can fill out a Google form on our website at hospicerenocounty.com. Register for a bid number and then you'll receive a text message with your bid number."
The event itself is Friday night at Prairie Dunes Country Club.
"The tickets are $85 each," Diamond said. "They can be purchased again on our website at hospicerenocounty.com."
This is the 21st Festival of Remembrance and the 41st year for Hospice and Homecare of Reno County.