‘Keep that tradition going’: Virginia woman donates part of $150,000 lottery winnings to Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

Lottery winner Carrie Edwards, left, stands with Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Vice President, Chief Development and Communications Officer, Gillian Gonzalez on Sept. 16, 2025. Edwards’ father, Peter Swanson, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1949 and retired as a captain in 1976. (Courtesy of Gillian Gonzalez)

Carrie Edwards just knew the right thing to do with her $150,000 lottery prize was to donate it.