The winners and their prizes are: George Epting - Altman Rentals' Ghostlight; Bruce Jackson - Apollo Design Technology's Smart Move DMX Rotator; Chris Hofmann - Barbizon's Stagehand Tool Kit; Chip Haas - Doug Fleenor Design's DMX/RDM Coffee Pot; Nathan Szewczyk - Field Template's SoftSymbols and Field Templates; Krystal Kennel - Broadway Master Class Pass donated by GLP; Kate Nocks - Sapsis Rigging's Gift Certificate; William Digneit - SeaChanger's iPod Touch and colorBUG; Shoshana Sims - USITT 2010 Conference Registration; Kevin Seime - Utah Shakespearean Festival's Ticket Package; Nathan Szewczyk - Vectorwork's Spotlight with Renderworks; Amanda Thomas - Vincent Lighting Systems Gift Certificate; Tyler Schyvinck - Greg William's Shooting for the Stage Photo Tips and Tricks Seminar & Photo Call.
The annual raffle contributed to the festive atmosphere as USITT celebrated its 50th anniversary in Kansas City.The raffle took main stage on the Expo floor for the last hour of ticket buying leading to a record day and a record total for the raffle. A large crowd gathered for the pre-raffle festivities emceed by Bill Sapsis, resplendent in toga and laurel wreath. Pre-raffle activities included the announcements of a $5,000 challenge grant from Clark Transfer for the Long Reach Long Riders annual charity ride, the presentation of the annual Rosco contribution and the ever-popular kazoo parade.
All proceeds go to The ESTA Foundation's Behind the Scenes programme which provides entertainment technology industry members with grants for emergency situations, such as serious illness, injury or death.
(Jim Evans)
