The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps has announced its annual fund-raising raffle, with some very exciting prizes!

Madison Scouts Raffle Ticket Prizes

This year's Madison Scouts Charity Raffle Grand Prize is 4 nights at your choice of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas or Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort in Orlando FL, including airfare for two. You also get two 4-day park passes for Disney World with the Orlando trip.

Second Prize is a 42" Plasma HDTV; Third Prize is $750 cash; and there are many other prizes as well, including $250 cash, an iPod, gift certificates, and other cash prizes ($100 and multiple $50 prizes). The drawing will be held on August 8, 2008. Only 5,000 of these $10 raffle tickets will be sold, so the odds are good that you'll be able to win a great prize while helping an amazing organization with its fundraising efforts.

Who Are the Madison Scouts?

The Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps is a member of the World Class division of DCI (Drum Corps International). The drum corps activity in participation with DCI is a global youth activity with "far-reaching artistic, educational and organizational influence" and is Marching Music's Major League^TM.  

Those participating in the drum corps activity at this level, and particularly with the Madison Scouts, will have an opportunity to learn and grow under the direction of a world-class staff, as well as developing invaluable life skills that will truly help to shape their future. The Scouts pride themselves in their commitment to a strong value system, providing superior performance training, character building and leadership development, and training in the value of teamwork and good sportsmanship.

The 150 members of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps will partipate in 27 drum and bugle corps competitions this summer in 16 states before reaching their final destination of the DCI World Championships in Indianapolis in August. You can see their complete tour schedule here.

They will travel over 12,000 miles, and in between performances they will be travelling via bus to their next destination and spend their nights on gym floors to keep tour costs to a minimum. Still, a typical summer tour costs upwards of $1,000,000, and raffles like this one help to cover the costs of each year's summer tour.

How Do I Purchase Raffle Tickets?

Raffle tickets can be purchased through me (Linda Slocum) or through my son (Kevin Slocum), who is a student at Valencia High and a member of the Madison Scouts Color Guard this year. Why not take this opportunity to win a fantastic trip to Orlando's Disney World or a 42" Plasma HDTV for a small $10 donation? You can contact me at 661.670.0349 or at Linda@SantaClaritaRealEstateBlog.com.