(Missoula, Montana) On Friday, May 15, 2009, Special Olympics Montana held their 15th annual Bresnan Communications/Chevy raffle drawing at the State Summer Games Closing Ceremonies held in Bozeman.  Special Olympics Montana athlete Skylehr Stiles drew the winning ticket – the 2009 lucky winner of a new Silverado Hybrid truck is Eleonore Papke, from Missoula.   

Karl Tyler was on hand to announce the lucky winner.  It was discovered after making the call to the surprised winner that the winning ticket was sold by Karl Tyler Chevrolet.  Eleonore will take delivery of her new pick-up at Karl Tyler’s dealership on North Reserve Street on June 6 at 11:30am.    

When Eleonore was told she won the truck, her comment was, “Oh my, I never win anything…I just wanted to support the athletes!”  Her altruistic attitude and generosity has come back to reward her in a big way this time.  

The 15th anniversary of the Bresnan/Chevy raffle was a record-breaking year -- over $300,000 was raised in support of Special Olympics Montana Athletes.   

About the 2009 Special Olympics Montana
Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives by promoting understanding, acceptance and inclusion between people with and without intellectual disabilities. Through year-round sports training and athletic competition and other related programming for 1.4 million children and adults with intellectual disabilities in more than 150 countries, Special Olympics has created a model community that celebrates people's diverse gifts. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. There is no cost to participate in Special Olympics.

Contact: Gillian Browne
Special Events Director
gbrowne@somt.org
406-216-5327

Special Olympics Montana
P.O. Box 3507
Great Falls, MT  59403
1-800-242-6876