Chicopee gas station that sold winning Powerball ticket is donating commission to these local nonprofits
The gas station that sold the winning Powerball ticket in August has announced the local nonprofits that will receive the store’s lottery commission, according to a Tuesday statement.
Mavis Wanczyk bought the $758.7 million jackpot ticket at a Pride store in Chicopee, earning the store a $50,000 commission.
Following the big win, Pride Stores owner Bob Bolduc invited local organizations to apply for a share of the commission.
‘‘We were as surprised as everybody else. We’re happy for our customer, and we’re happy for the charities,” he said during an August news conference.
The 50 chosen nonprofits — 19 charities and 31 schools — will each receive $1,000. All recipients that were chosen “directly help kids in need,” according to the store’s statement. The groups provide a wide range of services, from sports opportunities for youth with disabilities to transitional housing for homeless mothers and children.
Here is the full list of recipients from Pride’s website:
Charities
1. Al Ghadeer Islamic Community Center
2. Bethlehem House
3. Christina’s House
4. Disability Resources
5. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren in Western MA
6. Holyoke Safe Neighbor Initiative (HSNI)
7. Homework House
8. Horizons for Homeless Children
9. Igualidad
10. Kids at Kate’s Kitchen
11. Lighthouse Holyoke
12. Mary Anne’s Kids
13. MSPCC Holyoke
14. New Spirit, Inc
15. Our House
16. Square One
17. Szetela Early Childhood School
18. The Gray House
19. Treehouse Foundation
Schools
20. Thomas M. Balliet School
21. Alice B. Beal School
22. Edward P. Boland School
23. Samuel Bowles School
24. Milton Bradley School
25. Brightwood Elementary School
26. Elias Brookings School
27. Daniel B. Brunton School
28. William N. DeBerry School
29. Hiram L. Dorman School
30. Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School
31. Margaret C. Ells School
32. Frank H. Freedman School
33. German Gerena Community School
34. Glenwood School
35. Alfred M. Glickman School
36. Frederick Harris School
37. Homer Street School
38. Indian Orchard Elementary
39. Rebecca Johnson School
40. Kensington International School
41. Liberty School
42. Lincoln Elementary School
43. Mary M. Lynch Elementary School
44. Mary O. Pottenger School
45. Sumner Avenue School
46. Arthur T. Talmadge School
47. Mary M. Walsh School
48. Warner School
49. Washington School
50. White Street School
