Rob Clark, CEO of the Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce, is the winner of the 2022 Moose Jaw Shriners Club Black Bowtie Camaro, with $2,000 going to Dalton Dosh for second place, and $1,000 for Troy Williams in third.
Jordan Schenher is the winner of the 50/50 draw and took home $9,945.
Aaron Ruston, a Moose Jaw Shriner who was the chief organizer of the summer’s raffles, presented the keys to Clark during a livestream at Murray GM.
“That was maybe the best investment of my entire life,” Clack said after receiving the keys to his new vehicle. “I made a $200 investment to support the Shriners, and that gave me 10 tickets… It was nice to sit in there, I’ve been getting lots of conversation about ‘how you’re going to get in and out,’ and I’ll say I think I did very, very well.
“It might be a keeper for a little while.”
Darroch Cairns, general sales manager at Murray GM and the potentate or president of the provincial Wa Wa Shriners organization, said he was pleased with the results of this year’s fundraising and the support of the community.
“The way the community rallies around organizations such as the Moose Jaw Shriners, I just can’t see anything better, it’s been great,” Cairns said. “The raffle went really well.”
Ruston said, “It was a different thing this year, we went from hard-copy tickets to electronic, so some of our members weren’t comfortable with it at first, but we picked up momentum.”
The draw was made by random electronic selection. When Ruston, who is also the president of the Chamber of Commerce, saw Clark’s name come up as the winner, he was excited and surprised.
“Rob works so hard and so diligently for the city and promoting the city and the businesses, so as a business owner, I appreciate what he does. And as president of the Chamber of Commerce, I see the hard work he and Heather (Bergdahl) put in. And he’s a supporter of the Shrine Club, so it’s a blessing to see him win this.”
The Shriners are most famous for their children’s hospitals, which have some of the most advanced burn care units in the world. All funds from the car and 50/50 raffles will go to charitable causes such as covering transportation for families who need to reach a Shriner’s hospital.
“It’s all about the kids and the travelling fund for the burn patients, and they’ve been around a long time and they’re active in the community, they’re always doing something to help others, so,” Clark said. “That was the reason I bought the tickets, was to help support those causes.
“This is still unbelievable to me, I’m still tingling. Watch out for an old grey-haired guy driving up and down Main Street in a black Camaro, and give me a wave.”
