MR340 Art Raffle! Quilt OR Hand-carved Paddle Raffle - 2026
Posted 7/19/26
Thanks to generous donations from Missouri River Relief supporters, you have a chance at taking home a unique, handcrafted piece of Missouri River 340-inspired art!
Thanks to generous donations from Missouri River Relief supporters, you have a chance at taking home a unique, handcrafted piece of Missouri River 340-inspired art!
EITHER
- A handmade quilt of MR340 archive photos designed and created by Ground Crew Melinda Chowning.
OR
- A one-of-a-kind hand-carved MR340-inspired single-blade canoe paddle created by Tim Sanders of TS Paddles.
See below for details on each item.
Tickets are $15 apiece for both items.
Purchase tickets online now through 12:00pm on July 31th. We will announce the winner during the MR340 Finish Line Party the evening of July 31th.
More details on each artwork:
MR340 Quilt
Designed and hand-crafted by Ground Crew Melinda Chowning, this beautiful and ultra-cool quilt uses archived MR340 photos. 100% cotton fabric and batting. The center image is a Missouri River map print designed by Great Blue Heron Outdoors.
Approx. 90"x90" (7.5'x7.5')
Tickets $15 apiece. Click here to purchase.
MR340 "Dark Nights" Paddle Hand-Crafted by Tim Sanders
For many years, MR340 veteran Tim Sanders has been giving away a beautiful hand-carved and painted art paddle at the MR340. The tradition started with Tim giving the paddle to the last paddler to make the Finish Line, honoring the guts and perseverance of those that battle it out to the end. A few years ago he started raffling a paddle each year to raise funds for Missouri River Relief.
Tim designs custom paddles through his website - TS Paddles.
This design is based on a story told to Tim from a 2025 racer about when he thought he saw the bat signal spotlight at night during the race.
Tickets $15 apiece. Click here to purchase.
Purchase Tickets!
This raffle is hosted on Givebutter. Select the number of tickets of each kind you want to purchase. After clicking "Enter", it will generate a single ticket for each you purchase. You have to fill out contact info for each ticket, but it's easy by clicking "Copy from Previous" for each one. OR if you want to purchase tickets for your friends or loved one, enter their name, email and phone for those tickets.
It will also give you an opportunity to donate to Missouri River Relief. Of course we'd really appreciate it but it's not necessary to get raffle tickets!
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