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‘I Knew That I Needed to Give It All Away’: Virginia Woman Donates $150K Lottery Winnings to Charity

Joe Thomas • September 18, 2025

Carrie Edwards of Midlothian won $150,000 from the Virginia Lottery in the Sept. 8 drawing.

“As soon as that divine windfall happened and came down upon my shoulders, I knew exactly what I needed to do with it, and I knew that I needed to give it all away,” Edwards said, according to Richmond TV station WRIC. “Because I’ve been so blessed and I want this to be an example of how other people, when they’re blessed, can bless other people.”

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This week, Edwards took that money and gave it all to three charities.

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, an affliction that took her husband and an organization that is focused on researching a cure for dementia, received part of the winnings.

Shalom Farms, a nonprofit farm and food pantry she volunteers for that grows and distributes hundreds of thousands of servings of produce every year to those in need, also received part.

The third organization she gave her winnings to was the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, which provides financial, educational, and emergency assistance for active-duty service members, veterans, and their families.

Gillian Gonzalez from the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society sat down with The Daily Signal to tell us more about what her organization does and why it was so important for Edwards to make such a selfless gift.

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