Contractor organizes huge raffle to help two Laborers seriously injured on the job

Prizes include multiple game tickets, gift cards, sporting goods

By SHERI GASSAWAY
Assistant Editor

St. Louis County – Pace Construction, along with parent company Lionmark Construction Companies, has organized a huge prize raffle to benefit two Missouri Laborers who were injured after being hit by a car while on the job.

“The contractor has organized this raffle, and we are helping spread the word throughout the membership and the public to assist the workers,” said Brandon Flinn, business manager of the Missouri Kansas Laborers District Council. “They each received multiple fractures and have gone through several surgeries and will have a long road to recovery.”

The Nov. 6 accident happened near New Halls Ferry Road and Interstate 270 when a Florissant man allegedly drove through a closed construction zone at 10:30 p.m., struck three Laborers and fled the scene. The driver was caught shortly afterward and charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in physical injury.

Two of the workers are members of Laborers Local 110: Sean Degonia, 22, and Zachery Beaver, 38. The third worker, Josh Whitworth, 35, is a member of Laborers Local 840 in Rolla. Degonia received moderate injuries and was treated and released from the hospital. Beaver and Whitworth both suffered fractured pelvises, among other serious injuries.

31 PRIZES
The raffle includes 31 prizes, including multiple tickets to St. Louis Cardinals and Blues games, $50-to-$500 gift cards, sporting goods, overnight stays and even meat packages – all donated by local contractors, unions, Labor allies and businesses.

Some of the prizes include:

• $500 gift card to Bass Pro Shop.
• $500 gift card to Ruth’s Chris Steak House.
• $200 spa gift card.
• Two $50 gift cards to Bass Pro Shop (Donated by Roland Machinery).
• Sporting goods.
• Callaway Maverick Driver (Donated by Conoco-Phillips).
• PXG 0811X Driver (Donated by Conoco-Phillips).
• Golf bag (Donated by Conoco-Phillips).
• Telescopic spinning fishing rod/reel combo and Evolution backpack tackle box (Donated by Conoco-Phillips).
• YETI Hopper Flip soft cooler (Donated by Van Keppel).
• Vortex Diamondback 10 x 42 binoculars (Donated by Van Keppel).
• Powerflight Electronic Duck Decoy (Donated by Van Keppel).
• Half-cow raised by Korman Brothers.
• Half-hog raised by Groner Farms.

TICKETS
Tickets are $20 each and may be purchased by Venmo at @Lionmark_Charity. Be sure to include your name and phone number in the description. To pay by check, make checks payable to Lionmark Charity Account and reference Zack/Josh benefit on the memo line. Mail checks to Lionmark Construction Companies, 1620 Woodson Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63114.

The drawing will be held March 1. For more information, email nledbetter@lionmark.com.