Getaways to South America, Las Vegas, Monterey, Scottsdale, Arizona and Long Beach are among a cache of prizes up for grabs next weekend through the first-ever opportunity drawing being held by San Diego LGBT Pride as part of the upcoming Pride Around The World celebration. Proceeds from the opportunity drawing will go toward San Diego Pride’s charitable-giving efforts.
The cost of tickets is $5 each or $20 for five tickets. Opportunity drawing tickets are now on sale at Baja Betty’s, Urban Mo’s, House Boi and ManKind, as well as through the Pride office and the Web site, SanDiegoPride.org. The tickets will also be sold along the parade route on July 16, and within the festival, July 16-17.
Only 5,000 tickets will be sold, so chances of winning are better than many drawings.
Travel packages feature double-night stays and various amenities for two at: Scottsdale Resort, which includes roundtrip airfare and champagne brunch; Blue Moon (all-male) Resort in Las Vegas, which also includes airfare; Hotel Current in Long Beach with a dinner included; and the Hilton Garden Inn Monterey that includes a movie tour and wine tasting.
The exciting South America travel opportunities include a seven-day guided tour for two of Peru by Solidaire Inca Tours (air and hotel not included) and round-trip airfare for two to any one destination TAM Airlines flies in South America.
The prize list extends also to a San Diego W Hotel package, free Cox cable, a laptop, Playstation 3, two sets of four Padres tickets; Sweda mattress from Jerome’s Furniture, a night out at downtown’s high-end, boutique Keating Hotel that includes bottle service and an overnight stay, Catamaran Hotel spa packages and official 2011 San Diego Pride merchandise. The giveaways were made possible by a record number of companies and organizations sponsoring this year’s Pride celebration.
The festivities will kick off with a political rally at 6:30 p.m., July 15, in Balboa Park, followed by a mile-long parade down University Avenue on July 16, and a two-day festival packed with live entertainment, July 16 and 17, in the park. Festival headliners include comedians Margaret Cho and Ross Mathews and female rap artists Salt-N-Pepa.
