01/14/2026
🌟Winner🌟
HCES Holiday Shed of Hope raffle has officially wrapped, and we are so proud to share our winner.
This fundraiser took off with far more excitement than we ever expected, and with so many people asking for extra time, we extended the drawing deadline to allow more families to take part. Now that we’ve reached the winners and made contact with them, we are thrilled to officially announce:
Congratulations to Julie Lynn Fountain and Trevor Griffith!
This raffle began as a way to honor Hill City Elementary’s own Dr. Kretschmar. If you know her, you know her heart. She is the kind of principal who makes a school feel like a family. She shows up for her kids, she lifts up her staff, and she pours love into this community in ways most people never see. Her choice to have the proceeds support Camp Sunshine, a local charity for children with childhood cancer and their families, is just one more example of the kind of leader she is.
And the heart behind this raffle came full circle. HCES Holiday Shed of Hope stayed right here in Pickens County with a family who is woven into the same school community that carried this fundraiser from start to finish. Their roots are here. Their lives are here. This wasn’t just a drawing, it was our community pouring back into itself.
With Venmo and cash combined, Simply Sheds was able to raise a little over $2,300 to go toward this cause. That number represents local families, local generosity, and local pride. It represents people showing up because Hill City matters to them. Because Dr. Kretschmar matters. Because our kids matter.
At Simply Sheds, we are proud to be a small local business. We don’t answer to a big corporation. We answer to our neighbors, our schools, our families, and the people who stop by just to say hello. Every ticket sold, every share, every comment, and every dollar raised stayed right here. The impact stayed here too.
Thank you to every single person who participated, who believed in this, and who helped make something meaningful for Hill City, Dr. Kretschmar, and for Camp Sunshine.
Simply Sheds
300 Antioch Church Road
Talking Rock, GA 30175
(762)218-2979
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