Chevy Aveo winner Herman Crandall (center) poses with his prize along with West Plains Angels co-founder Tony Blount (left) and C&S Automotive owner Carlos Fuentes.
CHENEY - The non-profit organization West Plains Angels held its annual "Christmas Tree Magic" over the holidays, raising $4,000 for a pair of local charities while sprinkling some special holiday gifts among the community.
Contributors who purchased tickets to win either one of five holiday trees decorated with a variety of prizes, or a grand prize of a 2009 Chevy Aveo helped produce two, $2,000 donations to local charities. One check went to Eastern Washington University's Office of Community Engagement to provide assistance to the university's "Pop Up Food Pantry" that helps students with food needs, while the other went to the Spangle Food Bank to help in that community.
The grand prize of the Chevy Aveo, which was donated by Carlos Fuentes of C&S Automotive, went to Herman Crandall while Cheney Les Schwab manager Ferrel "Sparky" Kaminski was the winner of the "Prancer" magic Christmas tree with over $1,600 worth of brand new toys. According to West Plains Angels co-founder Tony Blount, "Sparky" then donated the prizes to children in the community.
Four other individuals were winners of the Dancer, Dasher, Blitzen and Cupid Christmas trees and associated prizes.
"We'd like to give thanks and we are so grateful for the years of support we have received from our religious, political, business and educational leaders in our great West Plains," West Plains Angel founders Tony and Amy Blount said in a statement. "To all the people in our West Plains community who have helped us fulfill our motto 'Compound the Good,' we thank you."
The Blounts said they are planning more community events in the future to help the West Plains Angels' mission, and are looking forward to next December and Christmas Tree Magic 2021.
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