SAN ANTONIO – One lucky woman is getting a new set of wheels after this year’s Drive Away for Education campaign raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help Texas students.
Belinda Puente of San Antonio won the campaign’s grand prize and will get to choose between a brand-new car or truck. Puente got the surprise call Thursday night and said she could hardly believe she had finally won after years of entering raffles and supporting different causes.
“I enter like every raffle almost every year, and I’ve never won,” Puente said. “I try to win a car. You know, I support so many different causes, but I’ve never, you know, wow.”
Puente is scheduled to be at Ancira Nissan on Saturday, Aug. 29, at 11:30 a.m. to finalize paperwork and take photos.
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The campaign also raised $442,000 for Texas YES, which provides new school supplies to more than 80,000 students across the state.
Other winners announced Thursday night included Richard Pena of San Antonio, who won a $4,000 shopping spree, and Kevin Ward of Boerne, who won a $2,500 gas card.