Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

And the winners are….

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

This post was written by Carolyn Weddle, 2011 Project Specialist.

The time has come to pick the lucky winners of the 2011 Free Drawing! Last Wednesday, December 14, Mono Lake Committee staff plunged through a box full of thousands of free drawing tickets to pick the 24 winners of a variety of prizes. Prizes included an iPad 2, Canon digital camera, brand new snowboard, and many more exciting items! Check the full list of 2011 prizes here.

Office Director Rose Catron shows off the ticket she pulled from the box.

I will be calling each individual winner in the next week to congratulate them on their winnings, so check your phone, it just might be me calling you with good news! Not a winner this year? Check our website in the next few months for details on how to enter the 2012 Free Drawing.

Of course this drawing could not have been possible without the donations of many businesses and organizations. We would like to thank all of our wonderful free drawing prize donors:

  • Base Camp Cafe

    Executive Director Geoff McQuilkin looks overwhelmed at the amount of tickets to choose from. Photos by Arya Degenhardt.
  • Becky de la Rosa
  • Burger’s Restaurant
  • Caldera Kayaks
  • Captain Kirk Miller
  • Delaware North
  • Friends of the Inyo
  • Giovanni’s Pizzeria
  • Golden Gate Hotel
  • InTouch Microspa
  • Mammoth Lakes Foundation
  • Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
  • Minaret Cinemas
  • Muir-Hanna Vineyards
  • Patagonia
  • Rainbow Tarns Bed & Breakfast
  • REI
  • Sorensen’s Resort
  • Sunset Inn
  • Tahoe Adventure Film Festival
  • Wave Rave Snowboard Shop
  • Wilson’s Eastside Sports
  • Yosemite Conservancy

Thank you to everyone who entered the Free Drawing this year! We appreciate your support.