The Bellevue Hospital (TBH) Foundation has made this day extra memorable for Candy Jones Hill of Manistee, MI, as her name was drawn as the grand prize winner in the Summer 2025 “Is Your Heart Set on a Vette?” Corvette Raffle. As the grand prize winner, Candy has her choice of a brand new 2025 Corvette plus $40,000, or $100,000 in cash.
The winning ticket was #1836. A video of the raffle may be seen below.
Four runner-up winners each received cash prizes, including Tim Studer, Upper Sandusky, OH, $2,025 (ticket #696); Steve Rhoad, Tiffin, OH, $1,917 (ticket #704); Kerolos Fahmi, Tampa, FL, $1,500 (ticket #1831) and Denny Welfle, Norwalk, OH, $1,000 (ticket #1999).
Tickets were sold to people in 46 different U.S. states, noted Dennis Sabo, TBH Foundation Director. “I would like to personally thank Garrett Steinle of Steinle Chevrolet-Buick in Clyde. They were the co-sponsors of this event. Also, thanks to the hospital Gift Shop staff, TBH employees, and Foundation Board members for all the support. We could not have accomplished this project without all their help.”
The 2026 Corvette Raffle will kick off with Early Bird specials in September 2025, with the grand prize drawing on President’s Day 2026. If you are not a previous ticket purchaser and would like to join the mailing list for next year’s raffle, visit www.vetteraffle.com. A total of 2,026 tickets will be sold. Continue to check our website for more information on the 2026 Corvette Raffle.