Raffle donors and prizes

Raffle tickets and pins are now available! Prize winners must note that federal income taxes apply if the value of the item won exceeds $600. The University is required to withhold 25% of the prize's value for federal income tax. Winners must submit a W-9 form and provide their Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) before receiving their prize(s).

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2025 University Balloon Race Scholarship Committee Donors
Donation provided by Donation Value
Balloon Race Scholarship Committee (BRSC)

Balloon Rides (10)
Two $50 Gift Certificates to Shop at GRBR

Priceless
Balloon Race Scholarship Committee (BRSC)

Two Jackets ($55 each) and Poster ($15)

$125
A1 Vacuum and Sewing $50 Gift Card $50
A.V.A. Ballet Theatre Show $60
Beer NV $50 Gift Card $50 
Bella Italia of Sierra Italia Inc. Four T-shirts (two adult, two child) $40
Black Bear Diner $50 Gift Card $50
Black Bear Diner 4-Pack of Hot Sauce $35
Boreal (Woodward) Four Woodward Bunker Session Vouchers $216
Brasserie Saint James $150 Gift Card $150 
Butcher's Kitchen Char-B-Que $50 Gift Card $50 
Coconut Bowl at Wild Island All Access Pass $58 
Coconut Bowl at Wild Island All Access Pass $58 
Coconut Bowl at Wild Island All Access Pass $58 
Coconut Bowl at Wild Island All Access Pass $58 
Crumbl Cookies Gift Basket TBD
DEFY Sparks Four VIP Passes $84
Duncan Golf Management Gift Basket $1,200 
Famous Dave's $25 Gift Card $25 
Famous Dave's $25 Gift Card $25 
Famous Dave's $25 Gift Card $25 
Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center Family Pass $50
GourmetGiftBaskets.com $25 Gift Certificate $25 
Grand Sierra Resort Two-Night Stay & $100 Voucher $450 
Great Basin Brewing Co. $50 Gift Card $50
Great Basin Brewing Co. Baseball Hat and Coffee Mug $43
Great Reno Balloon Race Coat ($60) and Two Polo Shirts ($35 each) $130
Home Depot Griddle $300
Home Means Nevada Co. $25 Gift Card, Stickers and T-Shirt $50
In-N-Out Burger Valued Guest Cards $104
J Resort One-Night Stay & Dinner for Two $300 
Johnny's Ristorante Italiano $75 Gift Card $75 
Junkee Clothing Exchange Two $10 Gift Cards, Two Reusable Bags $30
Kimmie Candy Gift Basket $40
La Cucina Italian Eatery $75 Gift Card $75 
Let's Roam Hunt Pass for Two and 50% Off Voucher $100
Let's Roam Hunt Pass for 10 $100
Little Waldorf Two $25 Gift Cards $50
Mamma Celeste's Gastropub & Pizzeria $50 Gift Card $50 
Mill End Fabrics $25 Gift Card $25 
MOD Pizza Eight Free Pizza Cards $80
Nevada Sunset Winery Bottle of Wine and Wine Tasting for Two $60
Nothing Bundt Cakes $38 Gift Certificate $38 
Nothing To It! Culinary Exchange Lunch for Two Gift Card $30
Outback Steakhouse $50 Gift Card $50 
Outback Steakhouse $50 Gift Card  $50 
Peppermill Resort Spa Casino $250 Gift Card $250
Pietro's Famiglia Ristorante Italiano $30 Gift Card $30
PJ and Company Restaurant Saloon $50 Gift Certificate $50
PJ and Company Restaurant Saloon $50 Gift Certificate $50
Raising Canes Gift Basket $100
Red's Old 395 Grill Two $25 Gift Cards $50
Reno Aces Four Infield Reserved Tickets $96 
Reno Bar and Grill $25 Gift Card $25
Safeway (Albertson's) $30 Gift Card $30 
Scheels $100 Gift Card $100
School of the Arts (University of Nevada, Reno) Pair of Season Tickets (2025-2026 Performing Arts Series) $360
Silver and Blue Outfitters $50 Gift Card $50
Skipolini's $25 Gift Card $25 
Skipolini's $25 Gift Card $25 
Sparks Florist $50 Gift Card $50 
Sparks Museum Centennial Book $50 
Sparks Museum Centennial Book $50 
Sparks Museum Sparks Book $25 
Sparks Museum Sparks Book $25 
Sparks Museum Four Admission Tickets $20 
Squeeze In $25 Gift Certificate $25 
Squeeze In $25 Gift Certificate $25 
Squeeze In $25 Gift Certificate $25 
Squeeze In $25 Gift Certificate $25 
Tahoe Donner Association Two All-Day Ski Vouchers $200 
Target $50 Gift Card $50 
The Cheesecake Factory $25 Gift Card $25 
The Cheesecake Factory $25 Gift Card $25 
The Clay Canvas $40 Gift Card $40 
The Lilley Museum of Art Two Phyllis Shafer exhibit books $140
The Reno Homebrewer $50 Gift Card  $50 
Total Wine & More Discount & Wine Class $600 
Trader Joe's (Smithridge Plaza) Bag of Groceries TBD
University of Nevada, Reno Athletics Four Football Tickets for 9/6 Game $140 
U R Worth It Hair Salon Handmade Pen $35
Whispering Vine Wine Co. Two Bottles of Wine $50