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| After selling 3269 tickets to the Grand Raffle, Chloe Norton, front, was crowned 2018 JMH Auxiliary Queen. Her runners up were, center, Kayla Day in second place; and, tying for third, Katie Tonetti, left, and Milla Litzburg. |
WELLSVILLE, NY (November 19, 2018) – This year’s JMH
Auxiliary Queen Candidates raised $12,906 by selling tickets to the Auxiliary’s
Grand Raffle. Chloe Norton of Whitesville, representing the Olive Twig, came in
first after selling $3,269 worth of tickets. In second place was Kayla Day, the
Wellsville Rotary Club candidate. This year, two young ladies tied for third
place when Katie Tronetti, representing Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and the
Hemlock Twig’s Milla Litzburg sold an equal number of tickets.
A long-time tradition, the Auxiliary Twigs and local
community groups each nominate a queen candidate in June. The candidates sell
tickets for five months, until the Grand Raffle drawing. The drawing of the
raffle winners and the crowing of the Auxiliary Queen are two of the highlights
of the Auxiliary’s Gala in November. The candidate who sells the most raffle
tickets is crowned queen and the second and third place winners are announced.
This year, the other queen candidates were Loralai Crawford, representing the
Lilac Twig; Molly Cole, the Wellsville Educators Association candidate; and
Taylor Payne, who represented the Maple Twig.
“We can’t thank these young ladies and their sponsoring
organizations enough for continuing to support the tradition of the Auxiliary
Queens,” said Eva Benedict, CEO at Jones. “High school students lead very busy
lives between sports, academics, and extra-curricular activities so this is not
an easy task for our candidates. This is a big part of the Auxiliary
fundraising efforts and we thank each of you for your dedication and hard
work.”
Three Grand Raffle tickets are drawn at the Gala for prizes
of $500, $300, and $100. This year’s winners were Liz Billings, Jackie Adrian,
and Linda Tronetti.
