Raffle Winner Donates Money To Needy Animals
Times are tough, money is tight, which is what makes Peg DeMarco’s actions even more inspiring.
Peg DeMarco won a raffle, receiving a prize of $11,388.20, and donated all her winnings to help needy animals. She had bought the tickets online, and had her name drawn from thousands of entries.
The “Split-the-Pot for Pets” raffle is sponsored by a NASCAR driver and his foundation. The raffle is hosted by Charity Splits, for the benefit of the Greg Biffle Foundation.
Morganton, NC: DeMarco on Monday donated $10,000 of her winnings to Friends for Animals Humane Society of Burke County. She will donate the remaining winnings to other animal rescue groups, DeMarco said.
Biffle, who drives the No. 16 3M Ford for Roush Fenway Racing, and DiNunzio visited Friends for Animals on Monday to hand-deliver the winnings to DeMarco who, in turn, passed $10,000 on to Toni Davis, Friends for Animals’ director.
DeMarco said that if she won $1 million, she would had given all of it to Friends for Animals. She said, “I see firsthand how hard the staff and volunteers work and how many abandoned animals they take in and find homes for. It only takes one pair of sad eyes on an abandoned puppy to melt my heart.”
Peg Demarco is a volunteer at Friends for Animals, she donates her time as well as her money. She started volunteering there after her son adopted a dog in 2007. Friends for Animals adopted out 1,560 dogs and cats last year, and is the largest no-kill shelter in Western North Carolina.
* Pic courtesy Rick Fox/The News Herald
That is so great! Stories like this really warm my heart and inspire me to do good things with my time! Thank you Peg, for showing all of us how to be a better person!
My husband is a big fan of the Roush-Fenway drivers. “The Biff”, as everyone calls him has done wonderful things through his foundation for shelter animals. He puts together a calendar every year of the drivers and their pets, sells them, and donates the money to rescues. Your story not only shouts of selfless generosity on the part of Peg, but also lets non-fans know that there are athletes who do good deeds quietly and with little hoopla.
It is so wonderful to read a story like this. People helping animals so freely. I hope it inspires others to consider donating to their local NO-KILL rescues.
A standing ovation to Peg Demarco and the Roush-Fenway drivers!!!! Amazing people!!!!
I know Peg and she is totally PAWSOME!! I am glad someone barked that out.
We lub you Peg and thank you on behalf of all the pups your donation will help!
We love you, Peg! High Paw to you!
We need more people like you… Thanks from the dogs….
What a heartwarming story. Thank you Peg for helping needy dogs!
OMD!! That is totally pawsome. All of us doggies and humans in my house are giving Ms. DeMarco a big round of appaws/applause! You ROCK!!!
What an amazing person… that’s something im pretty sure I wouldnt be able to do myself :/
-jack