To the Editor:

The Houghton All Sports Boosters raises funds for sporting equipment, safety equipment, and uniforms for Houghton High and Middle School athletes. On May 18, a drawing was held for 67 donated prizes: $4,750 in cash prizes and $4,850 in gift certificates and merchandise. The Boosters is grateful to the outstanding support from parents, family, alumni, and friends, who purchased over 1,100 tickets, helping Boosters earn $8,565 in profits.

We wish to extend our appreciation to The Print Shop for printing the tickets. We thank Ted Simonsen at Ameriprise Financial for providing the Grand Prize of $2,000 cash, and to Brent Peterson, Steve Zutter and Hunter Rajala at Edward Jones for the $1,000 and $500 cash prizes. Additional cash prizes were donated by Pisani Distributing, Roy Family Chiropractic, The Vision Clinic, Range Bank, Superior National Bank, Michigan Tech Employees Federal Credit Union, Advance Tech Body Repair, UPEA Engineers & Architects, and Lakeside Automotive.

Gift certificates and other prizes were generously provided by Walmart, Auto-Pro Glass & Tire, Kirkish Furniture, The Ambassador, Crane Berry Farm, Downwind Sports, Flowers by Sleeman, Gino’s Restaurant, Houghton Tanning Company, Thirty-One Gifts by Jessica Lawson, Keweenaw Automotive, McGann Building Supply, Protea Floral, Surplus Outlet, A+ Pest Management, The Bonfire, Center Ice, Chickadees, The Library Restaurant, Tadych’s Marketplace, Jim’s Foodmart, Keweenaw Chevrolet, Mount Ripley, Michigan Tech Recreation, Quincy’s Restaurant, The Mine Shaft, Sayen’s Auto, Superior Shores Jewelry, Swift True Value Hardware, Joey’s Seafood, Pat’s Foods and Festival Foods, The Keweenaw Brewing Company, Blue Harbor by Mandy Markham, Cyberia Cafe, Michigan Tech Bookstore, Michigan Tech Employees Federal Credit Union, Isle Royale Queen IV, Align and Unwind by Kristi Kirkpatrick, Portage Lake Golf Course, Vollwerth’s, Walgreens, and Country Inn & Suites. The persevering support of these local businesses is crucial to the success and safety of our athletes.

Thank you so much.