August 11, 2010  Lottery Player Anonymously Donates $1,000 Prize
to Animal Shelter  Story Photo audio icon If you won $1,000,
what would you do with the money?  One animal-loving Missouri
Lottery player won a $1,000 prize and anonymously donated it to
the Dogwood Animal Shelter, 1075 Runabout Drive in Osage Beach,
on Aug. 6.  The player, who wishes to remain unidentified,
purchased the winning "Mega MONOPOLY™" Scratchers ticket at
Gerbes, 1159 E. Highway 54, in Camdenton. The donation came as
an unexpected blessing to the no-kill shelter, which relies on
volunteers, fundraisers and community donations to remain in
operation.  It was during a fundraising activity, a weekly bingo
game held in the facility’s community room, that shelter manager
Shawne Mitchell learned about the donation.  "She (the bingo
chairperson) said, ’I have this ticket, and it was anonymously
donated,’" Mitchell began.  "We’re talking and talking, and then
she goes, ’By the way, it’s $1,000!’"                       
When she shared the ne