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Neda Zaengle

CEO, IPSF

949.265.6406

1st Irvine Dream Stakes Raffle Winner will be $10,000 Richer on April 30

April 27, 2010 (IRVINE, CA) – The first winner of the 7th Annual Irvine Dream Stakes will have an extra $10,000 in spare change come Friday.

The winning ticket will be pulled at a small public gathering in front of the Union Bank at the Quail Hill Village Shopping Center in Irvine at 10:30 a.m.

The home raffle celebrates the best of the OC lifestyle. The grand prize is a new condo at 3000 The Plaza, Orange County’s most luxurious high rise. Other prizes include a year of free rent at The Park at Irvine Spectrum Center, the region’s hottest new apartment community, and a vacation stop at all six of OC’s most exclusive oceanfront resorts.

Pulling the winning ticket for the $10,000 “early bird” prize will be Orange County’s leading fashion and dining writer, Greer Wylder.

“Who better than Greer Wylder - the iconic voice of the Orange County lifestyle - to pick out first winning ticket,” said Neda Zaengle, CEO of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation.

The raffle is off to a strong start. Sales are up 20 percent over last year - and 1,055 people bought tickets on April 14 - the deadline for the cash drawing.

The next early bird prize is a BMW. Tickets are on sale until May 14.

On May 19, IPSF will join forces for a Tweetup with Bacchus Secret Cellar Wine Shoppe & Bar (@BacchusOC) at Quail Hill Village Center in Irvine. A wine tasting for six - as well as other prizes - will be given away to a lucky attendee who buys a ticket at the event.

Tickets cost $150 and can be purchased by calling 949.734.6873 or faxing or mailing an entry form (available at to the Irvine Public Schools Foundation.

The foundation raises money to help fund critical educational programs in the Irvine Unified School District. The district recently cut nearly $20 million due to the state budget crisis.

The deadlines for the raffle’s major prizes are as follows:

·May 14 – Brand New 3-series BMW

·June 19 – The Oceanfront Vacation Package

·July 9 – 1 Year Free Rent at The Park

·July 30 – Home at 3000 The Plaza

Other prizes include dinner for eight hosted by Chef Cathy Pavlos at Irvine’s Lucca Cafe, two nights at the Island Hotel Newport Beach, four rounds of golf at the world-class Pelican Hill Golf Club and a year’s worth of free car washes from Pacific Coast Auto Spa.

Ticket buyers who win an early bird prize are still eligible to win the grand prize.

Founded in 1996, the Irvine Public Schools Foundation has raised millions to help support programs that would have otherwise disappeared because of budget cuts. The foundation’s efforts have helped to fund fine arts, math science, music, counseling and after school and summer enrichment programs. The foundation also succeeded in keeping class sizes small in Irvine schools as well as to provide extra money for nurses, health clerks and health education.