Lubbock radio host Randy “Mudflap” Smith on Wednesday spun a raffle drum prior to drawing the winning ticket for a Winchester 26 gun risk-free at the Lubbock County Courthouse Gazebo.
The raffle was the past of three fundraising occasions officials with the Authorized Assist Modern society of Lubbock structured this year to get position of its once-a-year Duck Derby fundraiser, which was cancelled mainly because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lee Ann Kidd, the group’s associate director, mentioned the legal assist culture bought tickets for the raffle for 3 months all through which they organized golfing and clay shoot tournaments.
“We had to occur up with some form of response to nonetheless get the funding we necessary to carry on to guidance and aid our clientele and victims of domestic violence as nicely as minimal-revenue consumers,” Kidd claimed.
She stated was grateful for the assist from the neighborhood, which she explained as too much to handle.
“We had an outrageous reaction to our golfing match, most likely much more teams than we had had in the earlier,” she said. “Individuals purchased tickets even if they failed to want a secure, they donated. the community’s been tremendous beneficial throughout this total course of action.”
The Lawful Support Modern society provides legal illustration to victims of domestic violence and low-earnings clients who have family legislation concerns this kind of as filing protecting orders, little one custody disputes, divorces, and grandparent rights.