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Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF), the originator of using a house raffle to help fund school needs, in partnership with California Pacific Homes and The Irvine Company, recently kicked off its fifth annual house raffle to raise funds for the Irvine Unified School District. Founded in 2004, IPSF’s house raffle program has sold more than 41,000 tickets and raised more than $8.4 million for Irvine public schools.
Approximately 42 percent of students attending Irvine public schools are of Asian heritage. Proceeds from the IPSF house raffle go to funding priorities established by the public schools foundation and the Irvine Unified School District. They include health education services, ninth grade class size reduction, after-school programs, teaching supplies and scholarships to enable all children to participate in educational programs.
Grand Prize is Detached Home for First Time
Headlining this year’s house raffle is the grand prize of a new California Pacific home at the homebuilder’s Cortile neighborhood in Irvine – the first detached home ever offered in the five-year history of the fundraiser. The 2008 house raffle’s grand-prize winner will receive the new Cortile home, or may choose to take $600,000 in cash.
Located in the award-winning Village of Woodbury in Irvine, the 1,497-square-foot two-story home features three bedrooms plus den, two-and-a-half bathrooms and a two-car garage. Offering versatility of design and carefree, comfortable elegance, California Pacific’s Cortile neighborhood features 180 detached courtyard homes with Italian-inspired architecture, set amid the charm of Woodbury's Magnolia Square District. The model homes at Cortile are open for viewing at 101 Canal in Irvine from 10 AM to 5 PM daily, including the model of the house raffle’s grand prize.
“Supporting the communities where we build is part of our culture and we are excited to be part of this year’s IPSF house raffle team,” said Jon Robertson, senior vice president of California Pacific Homes. “It’s a win-win opportunity when you have a chance to win a brand new home in our Cortile neighborhood, plus help students get a world-class education at Irvine public schools.”
There will be additional opportunities to win prizes by purchasing a ticket during a series of special, themed raffle events at California Pacific’s Cortile neighborhood model homes. During these events, the public will have a chance to tour the model of the grand-prize home and explore the Village of Woodbury.
Grand Prize Drawing
The raffle will also feature 11 cash prize drawings and numerous non-cash prizes drawings during the final grand-prize drawing event. Cash prizes include: one award of $25,000, second prize; two awards of $10,000, third prize; three awards of $5,000, fourth prize; and four awards of $2,500, fifth prize. Non-cash prizes include items such as electronics, vacation packages and gift certificates.
How to Buy Tickets
Tickets for the raffle are on sale at $200 each and are available by visiting the IPSF Web site at www.ipsf.net or by calling the House Raffle Hotline at 949-73HOUSE (949-734-6873), Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM. To be entered in all of the early-bird drawings and the grand-prize drawing, tickets must be purchased before 5 PM Friday, March 21, 2008. Tickets purchased after March 21 and until Friday, May 16, 2008, will be entered in the second early-bird drawing and the grand-prize drawing. After May 16, tickets will be entered in the final grand-prize drawing.
All tickets purchased before the early-bird deadlines will remain eligible for the grand-prize drawing. The grand-prize drawing will be held at a festive event scheduled for Saturday, August 9, 2008 in Irvine. Ticket sales will end when 15,000 tickets are sold or at 5 PM July 25, 2008, whichever comes first. Winners need not be present to win.
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