Aaron Ellenor accepting the keys to his new Camaro from MacFarlane GMC Owner Kristin MacFarlane (middle) and Rebound Fund Development Coordinator Anita Minielly (right).  June 2021.  (Photo provided by Sarnia-Lambton Rebound)Aaron Ellenor accepting the keys to his new Camaro from MacFarlane GMC Owner Kristin MacFarlane (middle) and Rebound Fund Development Coordinator Anita Minielly (right). June 2021. (Photo provided by Sarnia-Lambton Rebound)
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Rebound Camaro raffle raises $86K

A Sarnia man who won a brand new Chevy Camaro, won't be hard to spot when he's cruising around the city.

Aaron Ellenor is the winner of a bright yellow "Shock" coloured Camaro that was raffled off by Sarnia-Lambton Rebound.

“I can’t believe it," said Ellenor. "I joked with my co-workers that I was going to win, and then I got the call.  I was blown away."

Rebound's first ever "Win A Car" raffle brought in a net profit of $86,000 for the organization after it sold all 1,500 raffle tickets in just over two months.

Fund Development Coordinator Anita Minielly said the team at MacFarlane Chevrolet Buick GMC was a great fundraising partner.

"This first time raffle went over extremely well – thanks to social media, we had people from all across Ontario purchasing tickets, but we’re thrilled both prizes stayed local.”

Sarnia's Joan Armstrong took home the second place prize of $2,500.

All money raised will help support general programming costs that do not receive any government funding, such as Rebound Rocks, the r.Lounge, The HUB and Spectrum – LGBTQ2S+.

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