Deborah Berkson of Santa Cruz turned down the chance to drive her son to school in a brand new Prius. The winner of this year’s Drive for Schools fundraiser decided to take the cash prize—$25,000—instead.
Deborah Berkson of Santa Cruz turned down the chance to drive her son to school in a brand new Prius. The winner of this year’s Drive for Schools fundraiser decided to take the cash prize—$25,000—instead.
Started in 2005, Drive for Schools is an annual initiative organized by Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to raise money for 62 local schools. This year the fundraiser raised $332,000, which will be distributed to schools based on the number of raffle tickets they sold. Costs of the fundraiser are covered by Beach Boardwalk, and the grand prize was donated by Toyota. Valencia Elementary School in Aptos raised the greatest amount of money: $24,000. Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
