Paul Schwalbach, a Fond du Lac resident, is the grand prize winner of the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation’s Samaritan Cash Raffle, being randomly drawn for the $50,000 cash prize.
“Supporting the SSM Health Samaritan Clinic has been something my wife and I have been doing for many years,” according to Schwalbach. “The clinic fills an important gap in helping support my community with access to health care for those requiring medical assistance. As a pharmacist at SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital, there have been many instances where the clinic has helped patients afford their new medications at hospital discharge. I was shocked to learn I was the raffle winner! With my son getting married this August, the timing couldn’t be more perfect!”
Ticket sales were steady all morning on the drawing’s final day, May 13. The suspense was finally relieved when the grand prize winner was announced by Mason Gravelle, Agnesian HealthCare Foundation Philanthropy Director, and co-chairpersons – Maggie Shell, Gysbers Jewelry Owner and Agnesian HealthCare Foundation Board Member, and Dr. Elizabeth Dodd, SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic Pediatrics.
The SSM Health Samaritan Clinic provides health care to around 750 underinsured patients annually. The clinic provides a full spectrum of care, helping individuals to navigate insurance options, finding a primary care provider and working with local community resources if other needs arise. This year celebrates the 34th anniversary of the Samaritan Clinic.
The clinic is funded in part by donations through the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation and Samaritan Cash Raffle proceeds.
More than 4,100 tickets were sold in this year’s raffle with the cash raffle raising nearly $102,000.
All money raised by the Agnesian HealthCare Foundation stays local and supports the Greater Fond du Lac community.
“Our cash raffle draws supporters from every corner of the community,” Gravelle notes. “But they’re united by one thing: a desire to help ensure people don’t miss out on essential medical care.”
Other prize winners include:
- Second prize, $10,000: Angie Loomans, Brandon
- Third prize, $5,000: Judy Conger, Fond du Lac
- Fourth & Fifth prizes, $2,500: Declan O’Connor, Fond du Lac; Donna Kamrath, Mayville
- Sixth to 10th prizes, $1,000: Shannon Cotton, Fond du Lac; Stephen Schumacher, Malone; Diane Ryan, Fond du Lac; Rose Kaiser, Mt. Calvary; Paul Mulholland, Fond du Lac
- 11th to 20th prizes, $500: Colleen Blanck, Oshkosh; Mark Schumacher, Malone; Dawnine Schmitz, Malone; Mike Merk, Fond du Lac; Bart Logan, Fond du Lac; Patricia Schmitz, St. Cloud; Larry Henning, Fond du Lac; Cheri Neitzel, Theresa; Megan Acheson, Fond du Lac; Rutilio Carbajal, Fond du Lac
The Samaritan Cash Raffle was assisted by many sponsors, including by the Baker Family Foundation, Inc., Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes, Fond du Lac County Medical Society, Holiday Automotive, Michels Corporation, National Exchange Bank Foundation, Quest Interiors, Shea Electric & Communications, LLC, Dr. Nathan & Jenni Slinde, and Society Insurance.
The cash raffle was also supported by a team of community champions and businesses who brought their time and talents to the fundraiser.
Mason Gravelle (left), Agnesian HealthCare Foundation Philanthropy Director, presents the $50,000 cash prize for this year’s 2026 Agnesian HealthCare Foundation’s Samaritan Cash Raffle to Paul Schwalbach.