Scratching It for Linwood

On Tuesday, April 10th we had the distinct pleasure of joining the 1190KEX radio team in an effort to scratch Oregon Lottery Tickets for Linwood. Here is an excerpt from Marie Dodd's blogg:

"The 1190 KEX team of Mark and Dave, Scott Lynn and I are some darn good scratchers. We raised $1,525 dollars for Linwood School in the North Clackamas School District as part of the 2007 Oregon Lottery Scratch-it for Schools event. Media teams are invited to compete to scratch as many lottery tickets as they can in five minutes. There was just one other team that managed to beat us, and they did so by a measly six bucks. (We demand a recount!). Let me tell you, scratching with Mark and Dave is certainly something. Mark has this whole scratching thing down to a science. At the halfway point, 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the scratching, Mark yells at everyone on the team to change scrapers, so that we can continue the effort with gunk-free scrapers. Scott Lynn and I were both sweating from the extreme effort, and I even developed a blister on my prime scraping finger. Still, the stress and injuries are all worth it when we can help a school. We’re looking forward to trying to beat our record next year! Thanks to Linwood principal Kevin Spooner and his staff for scratching along with us. We know they’ll put the money we raised to good use."

I was especially grateful to the KEX team and our volunteers, Tracey Imper, Yvette Perez, and Stephanie Walker. And I have to agree with Marie. This was an intense five minutes of scratching. Mark, the scratching virtuoso provided us with some great tips to get the most out of this experience. Thanks to his coaching, those cards were literally streaming through our scrapers and all those little 1 and 5 dollar winners added up. We were extremely fortunate to be paired with the KEX team.

Linwood will put the money to good use. In the last couple of years, our PTA has made a commitment to continually fund and update technology for student use. This money put us way ahead of our fundraising goal for this year. On behalf of the staff, students, and parents of Linwood Elementary, I would like to thank the Oregon Lottery Commission for the opportunity to participate in the event. It was an experience we'll never forget.