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Palace Theater Kicks-Off Sixth Annual Raffle

And the winners are...

UPDATE:
AND THE WINNERS ARE…Palace Theater Announces Annual Raffle Winners 
WATERBURY – Lady Luck was smiling down on the eight lucky winners, who took home the top prizes in the Palace Theater’s 2013 Annual Raffle drawing, which took place on Saturday, June 1, directly following the Webster Bank Broadway Series presentation of Dreamgirls.  

Grand prize-winner Paige Goldberg of Wolcott won the highly-coveted six day / five night Royal Caribbean cruise donated by Largay Travel, while second prize-winner Julie Berardi of Prospect also won a vacation getaway to the Snowed Inn resort in Killington, Vermont. The night’s other winners include third prize-winner Joyce DeCesare of Waterbury, who took home an Apple iPad donated by The Corbo Group; fourth prize-winner Alex Bequary of Prospect, who won a  $500 gift certificate to Elizabeth Richard Gifts; fifth prize-winner Michael Cammelletti of Middlebury, who won a $500 gift certificate to LaBonne’s Market; sixth prize-winner Jamie Arroyo of Waterbury, who took home four tickets to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park donated by L.F. Powers Co.; seventh prize-winner Marvin Franks of Waterbury, who won a $250 to Adam Broderick Salon and Spa; and eighth prize-winner Ralph Cantito of Waterbury, who won a $250 Palace Theater gift certificate. 

After four months of entries totaling 887 tickets, the winners were randomly selected in a live drawing held on the Palace stage. The raffle, which kicked-off in February, was spear-headed by the theater’s Development Committee, Board of Directors and a cadre of volunteers who raised $22,175 for the not-for-profit organization’s Annual Fund.

WATERBURY— From world travelers to avid sports fans, the Palace Theater’s sixth annual raffle has something off of everyone’s personal wish list.The raffle, which kicked-off February 8, features eight prizes including two vacation getaways and tickets to the historic Fenway Park. Eight lucky winners will be announced during a live drawing that will take place at the Palace’s final presentation of the national touring Broadway production of Dreamgirls on Saturday, June 1, 2013.  Tickets are $25 each and winners need not be present at the drawing to claim their prize.This year’s highly coveted Grand Prize is a tropical cruise for two to the Caribbean courtesy of Largay Travel, the official travel sponsor of the Palace Theater.  The cruise includes six day, five night accommodations in an ocean view cabin aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise line.Other prizes include a five night vacation for two to scenic Killington, Vermont; an Apple iPad courtesy of The Corbo Group; a $500 Elizabeth Richards Gifts gift certificate; a $500 gift certificate to LaBonne’s Market; four Boston Red Sox tickets for a game at Fenway Park courtesy of LF Powers; a $250 gift certificate to Adam Broderick Salon & Spa; and a $250 Palace Theater gift certificate.For more information, contact the Box Office at 203-346-2000. Tickets are limited to the first 2,000 entrants, and all proceeds benefit the Palace Theater’s 2012 Annual Fund. 

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