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Raffle Raises Funds to Send over 325 to Science Camp

Outdoor Education Raffle brings in a record of more than $82,000 this year

Communities in San Joaquin County raised more than $82,000 to send students to an educational adventure in the coastal redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It is enough to cover the cost for more than 325 students to participate in San Joaquin County Office of Education’s Outdoor Education program, a four-night excursion known to generations of county students as “Science Camp.”

 Buying ticket by $5 ticket, supporters raised the money during a yearlong raffle. The three lucky names drawn by San Joaquin County Superintendent of Schools James Mousalimas are:

            1st Prize:    $3,500     John Salas (ticket sold by Rio Calaveras Elementary)

            2nd Prize:   $1,000      Rickey Jenkins (ticket sold by Mossdale Elementary)

            3rd Prize:    $500         Tim Brown (ticket sold by Grunsky Elementary)

 All San Joaquin County schools were invited to participate in the raffle coordinated by the San Joaquin County Office of Education Educational Foundation.  All proceeds went directly to the school that sold the ticket for their Outdoor Education trip.  This raffle was made possible through generous donations; Kelly’s Express Car Wash donated $5,000 for prize money and Valley Oak Dental sponsored the printing of 20,000 raffle tickets.

 This year, 31 schools participated in the Outdoor Education Raffle.  The astonishing $82,000 raised is $20,000 more than last year’s amount and is the largest amount in fundraiser history.

 Since 1957, more than 500,000 elementary students have participated in SJCOE’s Outdoor Education program, formerly known as Science Camp.  More than 4,000 fifth- and sixth-graders, and nearly 600 high school cabin leaders attend Outdoor Education each year, spending five days and four nights exploring and learning in nature.  For more information, visit http://www.sjcoe.org/outdoored/.

Participating Schools:

 August Knodt; Banta; Discovery Charter; El Dorado; Elmwood; Golden West; Grunsky; Hong Kingston; John Adams; Julia Morgan; Lammersville; Lincoln; Madison; Marshall; Mossdale; Park View; Primary Years Academy; Questa; Rio Calaveras; Ripon; River Islands Technology Academy; San Joaquin; Sequoia; Shasta; Stockton Christian Academy; TEAM Charter; Venture Academy; Veritas; Weston; Wicklund; and Walter Woodward.

Posted: 4/24/2015