HAMILTON Princess spa employee Janet Herron Floyd is on a roll these days – rolling away in a new Kia Picanto from Bermuda Motors thanks to her winning Kiwanis Club raffle ticket.

But she said she would probably still take the ferry to work.

The yearly raffle raises money for various charities around the island.

This year's recipients include Teen Services, a charity with the goal to encourage and empower all youth, especially at-risk individuals. Also benefiting is the Bermuda School of Music, a school that offers instruction in music instruments and theory.

The final recipient is the Gibbons family who lost their Frog Lane home earlier this year in a fire. It is thought to have been started by a gasoline bomb that was thrown into the house by members of a gang. The damage caused has left the family homeless since then and the money received will go toward the purchase of a new home.

The Bermuda Kiwanis Club Hamilton Chapter was started 37 years ago with a mission "to serve the children of the world".

Leleath Bailey, the Lieutenant Governor for the organisation, and Gary Dowling, the club president, were on hand to give the keys of the new car to an extremely happy Mrs. Floyd.

Mrs. Floyd spoke about winning the new car and how she chose the winning raffle ticket.

"I was at Miles shopping and when I came out I saw the Kiwanis Club there selling raffle tickets," said Mrs. Floyd.

"I went to the lady selling tickets and asked, 'Which is the winning ticket for the car?'

"She ran her hands over the tickets and picked out a ticket for me and said, 'This is the winner right here.'

"I purchased the raffle ticket and later when I was told I had won the car, I was stunned!"

But she added: "Even though I've won, I will probably still take the ferry to work."

The Kiwanis Club is an international organisation which "through guidance and example, works to develop future generations of leaders". It describes its activies as "revitalising neighbourhoods, organising youth-sports programmes, tutoring, building playgrounds, and performing countless other projects to help children and communities".

There are about 8,000 clubs in 96 countries, with more than 260,000 adult members and around 320,000 youth members.

The Bermuda Kiwanis Club has three chapters and is considered part of the New England district.

There is one in Somerset, one in Hamilton and one in St. George's.

The Hamilton chapter has 80 members of all ages.

Meetings are held at Ocean View Golf Club on the second and fourth Monday of each month.