Dormont VFD Winners Announced

The winners of the Raffle have been announced!

The first-place winner—Richard Hamm of Pittsburgh’s North Side—decided to take the cash payoff instead of the car, and walked away with a whopping $18,000.

In an email to Dormont-Brookline Patch, Hamm said he is extremely grateful to be a winner and considers it a blessing. He said he typically spends about $100 a year of raffle tickets, and that it's worth it to donate to the fire department.

Lauren Wonderly of Pittsburgh was the second-place winner, receiving $2,000 in cash. The third place winner, Jonna Swanson, is from , and received a $1,000 prize.

Winners were first announced following the fireworks at on the 4th of July.

Since the first place winner did not take the car, the was returned to Cochran Volkswagen.

Deputy Chief Jeff Arnold said the outcome of the raffle was better than last year, although the department has not yet totaled the amount of money that it will receive from the raffle. More people participated this year than last year, and the fire department appreciates the support.

Arnold said the fire department members are grateful to the community for participating in the annual raffle.

“That money gets put to good use, with training and other things we need,” Arnold said. “Without (the community support) we’re not around. We wouldn’t be here.”

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