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Clovis man wins Granville's 'Home of Hope'

- The Fresno Bee

Monday, Oct. 01, 2012 | 09:30 AM

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A Clovis man won the grand prize of a 2,029-square-foot home valued at $275,000 in the Granville Home of Hope prize drawing held Saturday evening.

Robert F. Lewis Jr. wasn't in attendance but watched from home on television when he saw his name selected out of the 3,028 tickets, spokeswoman Richele Kleiser said. More than 20 secondary prizes also were awarded.

Miranda Garnica Cain, who turned 21 Saturday, was in the audience and won a $500 gas card. Ana Araujo won two Verve 1 bikes valued at $880, and Soraya Emami won a 43-inch flat-screen TV.

This year, Granville raised $50,000 more than in 2011 for eight Valley charities, Granville president Darius Assemi said.

"This is a testimony of the generosity of Central California and Fresno-area residents," Assemi said. "We are very grateful of their generosity and donations to the Granville Home of Hope."

In the drawing's seven years, Granville has raised more than $2.5 million for local nonprofit organizations to help provide food, shelter, health care and education.



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